Leadership: Plain and Simple (Financial Times Series) [Paperback]

“I do not think I have ever read such a good, simple, helpful book about leadership. This book is such a gift and will be of inspiration and support to so many people.” Professor Gillian Stamp

“With this book, you won’t just grow as a leader, you’ll grow as a person too.”

John Harper, CEO, Hasbro Europe

LEADERSHIP ISN’T COMPLICATED. KEEP IT SIMPLE. MAKE IT COUNT.

You already have what it takes to be an effective leader. But to be the best leader you can be, you need to recognise what really works and then build your skills in these areas. Leadership: Plain and Simple gives you a powerful framework to help you do just this, by focusing on the only three leadership practices you’ll ever need. This framework is derived from expert coach Steve Radcliffe’s work with real leaders in real leadership situations. It shows you how to:

• Be guided by the Future you want and stay focused on your vision.
• Engage others in productive and stimulating working relationships that make things happen.
• Deliver the results you need to really move your business forward.

This book is a compact, instantly-applicable guide to developing your leadership skills. It contains no jargon or irrelevant theory, just practical insights, straightforward actions and plain guidelines to accelerate your growth as a leader. Start using Leadership: Plain and Simplenow and reap the benefits straightaway.

Download templates and other tools to help you accelerate your growth as a leader now from the author’s website at www.futureengagedeliver.com/book.

Steve Radcliffe is one of Europe’s most successful leadership coaches and the head of Steve Radcliffe Associates. Best known for his Future – Engage – Deliverleadership model, over the last 20 years he has worked with hundreds of chief executives, directors and their teams, in organisations as diverse as Unilever, First Direct, the National College of School Leadership and the UK’s Civil Service, where he contributes to the prestigious High Potential Development Scheme.

Steve grew up in Wigan, and studied at Oxford University. From there, he joined Procter and Gamble, later moving to the US to become the CEO of a division of the multinational business Tambrands. In 1991, he left to pursue a career as a leadership coach. High profile clients have included Sir Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service; former Unilever chairman and now chairman of Reuters, Niall Fitzgerald; and Richard Baker, former CEO of Alliance Boots.

Steve now lives in Hampshire, where his main leadership challenge outside of work is learning to be the dad of three teenagers! His hobbies of tennis, landscape photography and supporting Wigan Athletic help keep him fit and sane.