The Leader in You : Developing Your Leadership Potential

Leadership research demonstrates that there are serious shortcomings in the quality and competence of leaders in our organizations. The recent global financial crisis has also reminded us that, if our society and economies are to move forward sustainability, we must have the right kind of leaders and the right kind of leadership throughout our organizations. "The Leader in You: Developing Your Leadership Potential" has been framed to be useful to all individuals who are currently in leadership roles, from chief executives to frontline managers, and for those who wish to step up to a leadership role. Organizations can also utilize this book to assist their leaders to increase their leadership potential or to complement leadership development programs. If you want to search for and develop leadership qualities in yourself, then this book is for you. If you want to set a higher standard in your organization and you think leadership is a serious matter in the lives of other people, then this book is for you. In the process of self-reflection, "The Leader in You: Developing Your Leadership Potential" will enable you to develop an individual leadership profile and an individual skills profile, culminating in the development of a plan for leadership improvement. This book aims to couple these outcomes with exposure to some practical skills that leaders need to lead in every day environments. The first four chapters allow the reader to develop an understanding of the concepts that underpin leadership performance, and to undertake exercises to develop a comprehensive understanding of their values, behaviors and personality. That is, to understand who they are and why they behave the way they do. An individual leadership profile is developed at the end of these chapters. Then, the remaining chapters look at issues that leaders will face in contemporary society, and at the skills required to address them in everyday environments. An individual skills profile is developed at the end of these chapters culminating in the development of a plan for leadership improvement.

CAROL DALGLISH is Associate Professor at QUT in the School of Management. Previously Carol has taught, studied and consulted in Australia, England, South Africa, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining QUT, Carol worked as a management consultant and held a number of senior management positions in the public sector in Australia and abroad.

Peter Miller (PhD, MBus, BBus) is Associate Professor in the Graduate College of Management at Southern Cross University. He has more than twenty-five years’ experience working in management and as a senior manager in the public service, the mining industry, and in higher education. He has taught leadership and related subjects to thousands of students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Peter is the author of several books and has published international refereed journal articles on leadership and related areas. He is the Foundation Editor of the Australasian Journal of Business and Social Inquiry, and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Workplace Learning. Peter consults with local, regional and national organisations in the areas of leadership and organisational development.