Smart Things to Know About Leadership

From wannabe to can be-the book on 21st-century leadership
The technological and marketplace challenges that only yesterday seemed like speculation are now a reality. The future is here. And so is the best advice available on becoming-and being-the kind of leader a truly twenty-first-century firm needs. Outlining the principles and key ideas of such innovative thinkers as Warren Bennis, Noel Tichy, and Gary Hamel, Smart Things to Know About Leadership also describes the seven fundamentals of effective leadership: motivation, learning, strategic sensitivity, communication, global thinking, balance, and courage. This new volume in the Smart Things to Know series features its unique "build-your-own-book" format as well as convenient quick-tips, essential to providing readers (and soon-to-be leaders) with an entirely new learning experience.
Richard Koch (Twickenham. UK) is an investor, consultant, and entrepreneur and the author of several bestselling books, including The 80/20 Principle.

JONATHAN YUDELOWITZ is a consultant who works with senior business executives around the world, helping them deal with their leadership issues. His training and experience is in psychology, human resources managment and business. As a consultant, facilitator, university lecturer and researcher, he has applied these skills world-wide, working in the related fields of executive coaching, team development, and organisational change.

RICHARD KOCH is an investor, author, consultant and entrepreneur. He has created and transformed businesses worldwide and is the author of numerous best-selling books including Smart Things to Know About Strategy, Break Up!, The Third Revolution and The 80/20 Principle.

ROBIN FIELD started his career with Jardine Matheson & Co in the Far East where he ran the largest independent shipping agency in Taiwan. Having gained an MBA with distinction at INSEAD he worked with Richard Koch first at LEK and then Strategy Ventures before becoming Chief Executive and subsequently Chairman of Filofax Group plc. He is now an active non-executive director of a number of public and private companies.