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How to Lead
This book is your essential guide to the theory and practice of leadership. Whatever your level in an organisation, this is your practical handbook for getting to the top and staying there. Learn how
320 pages, Paperback
First published July 13, 2015
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About the author
Jo Owen
93 books41 followersJo is the first person to be awarded the CMI gold medal three times, for Mindset of Success; How to Manage and Leadership Skills Handbook.
He practices what he preaches as a leader: he has started seven NGOs with a collective turnover above $100million annually. He was a partner at Accenture; he started a bank, was sued for $12 billion and was the best nappy (diaper) salesman in Birmingham.
His research on leadership has taken him to the ends of the earth and resulted in Tribal Business School: what modern business can learn from traditional societies. He has worked with over 100 of the best , and a few of the worst, organisations on our planet and has interviewed everyone from spies to sportspeople as well as leaders around the world to find the essence of leadership.
His latest work is on Global Teams, which is the first book to look at the plumbing of globalisation: how global teams do and do not work.
He practices what he preaches as a leader: he has started seven NGOs with a collective turnover above $100million annually. He was a partner at Accenture; he started a bank, was sued for $12 billion and was the best nappy (diaper) salesman in Birmingham.
His research on leadership has taken him to the ends of the earth and resulted in Tribal Business School: what modern business can learn from traditional societies. He has worked with over 100 of the best , and a few of the worst, organisations on our planet and has interviewed everyone from spies to sportspeople as well as leaders around the world to find the essence of leadership.
His latest work is on Global Teams, which is the first book to look at the plumbing of globalisation: how global teams do and do not work.
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February 14, 2019
great book!
February 15, 2019
Think of it as a leadership manual
I had rather high expectations on this book so that’s probably why it got three stars.
The book covers basically everything you need to know about leadership and management, which means it discusses every topic very briefly. Parts of the book felt like reading a bunch of strung together blog posts, which is unfortunate because some of the topics really deserve more in-depth discourse.
I would probably have gotten more from the book if I read it at the beginning of my career.
I had rather high expectations on this book so that’s probably why it got three stars.
The book covers basically everything you need to know about leadership and management, which means it discusses every topic very briefly. Parts of the book felt like reading a bunch of strung together blog posts, which is unfortunate because some of the topics really deserve more in-depth discourse.
I would probably have gotten more from the book if I read it at the beginning of my career.
February 13, 2024
Interconnected practical guide. exceptional
September 19, 2025
I a good book for new managers or supervisors whom want to be on higher rank to read it and learn the basics to move forward
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