Muhindo Malunga L.

A compilation of many years of research, summarized in 10 articles on leadership What Makes a Leader? Daniel Coleman argues that what distinguishes great leaders from merely good ones isn’t IQ or technical skills but that is it Emotional Intelligence. He goes further to suggest a group of five skills that enable the best leaders to maximize their own and their follower’s performance including: Self-awareness – knowing one’s strengths, weaknesses, drives, values and impact on others Self-regulation – controlling or redirecting disruptive impulses and moods Motivation – relishing achievement for its own sake Empathy – understanding other people’s emotional makeup Social skills – building rapport with others to move them in desired directions While we are each born with certain levels of EI skills, we can still strengthen these abilities through persistence, practice, and feedback from colleagues or coaches. What Makes an Effective Executive? Peter F. Drucker addresses the fear of not be

The definite guide to effective leadership Jo Owen essentially as that anyone can learn to be a great leader and everyone can learn to lead better. This book shows you how. How to lead is about becoming an effective leader, not the perfect leader. While building on wisdom from the previous editions of the book, the author additionally explores the final frontier of leadership: the mindset of a leader. After many years of focusing on the skills of leaders, it is becoming clear that the most successful leaders are not always the most skilled. Indeed, as people slowly emerge into the limelight of leadership, any modest flaws they had as junior managers become magnified and exposed in the spotlight. Jo Owen looks at what leaders actually do. Day to day, they do what most of us do. They go to meetings, talk to people, deal with crisis, get fed up with emails and work long hours. In any one day, it is hard to see a pattern to their work. But when you look at what they do over a month or a ye