Top Performance Leadership: A Dynamic and Achievable New Approach to Delivering First-Class, Sustainable Results - Softcover

Jones, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845285735 ISBN 13: 9781845285739

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, 2014

Synopsis

This book challenges conventional leadership thinking and practices and will make a real difference to how you lead. Learn to deliver top performance which is sustainable; create an environment where your people can thrive; transform teams into top performance teams; understand the motives that drive top performance leaders; and develop the know-how that underpins top performance leadership. The book draws on the vast experience and research of its author, Graham Jones, as well as an editorial team of senior leaders from business, the third sector, medicine, sports, and military. Whether you are new to the role or have a wealth of experience as a leader, the book will challenge and help your thinking and further development.

About this title

About the Author

Graham Jones’ experience of consulting with top level performers spans more than 20 years and includes working with senior leaders and their teams in FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, top performers from a variety of sports, and elite military fighting force personnel. Graham has more than 150 publications in the area of top performance, including an article, "How the Best of the Best Get Better and Bette’", published in Harvard Business Review, and a book, Thrive On Pressure: Lead and Succeed When Times Get Tough. Graham set up TOP Performance Consulting Ltd in 2010, where he is managing director.

From the Back Cover

This book examines what is at the core of being a leader and how to sustain top performance leadership consistently over time

It challenges conventional leadership thinking and practices and will make a real difference to how you lead. At its core is a very simple model of leadership which is applicable across all performance settings; define ‘performance’, then identify the ‘environment’ required to deliver it and then ‘lead’ accordingly. This model will enable you to:

· Deliver top performance which is sustainable
· Create an environment where your people can thrive
· Transform teams into top performance teams
· Understand the motives that drive top performance leaders
· Develop the know-how that underpins top performance leadership

The book draws on the vast experience and research of its author, Professor Graham Jones, as well as an editorial team of senior leaders from business, the third sector, medicine, sport and the military. Whether you are new to the role or have a wealth of experience as a leader, the book will challenge and help your thinking and further development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845285735
• ISBN 13: 9781845285739
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208