The Book of Leadership

Anthony Gell

Language: English

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: Nov 1, 2014

Description:

Have you ever wondered what characteristics are shared by successful business leaders? Have you ever asked yourself what it is that they do differently which makes them and their organizations stand out from the crowd? And what can you learn from them to ensure your own success? If so, The Book of Leadership is for you. Over the last six years, Anthony Gell has conducted interviews with some of the most successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business thinkers in the world, including Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco; Richard Reed, founder of innocent drinks; Olaf Swantee, CEO of EE; and Daniel Goleman, author of the bestselling Emotional Intelligence. Now, for the first time, he is bringing together hours of exclusive interview footage into a single resource for anybody looking to improve their leadership skills. In The Book of Leadership , he combines his own experiences as a CEO with those of the leaders he has interviewed to provide insights and advice in three core areas. Part one looks at leaders as individuals and reveals the personal habits and attributes that have laid the foundations for their success. Part two focuses on what it takes to build and motivate a world class team. Part three goes beyond team leadership to identify how the habits of effective leadership are carried through on a larger scale in organizations.

Review

A very human approach to the topic of leadership and all the more readable for it― Robert Senior, CEO EMEA of Saatchi and Saatchi

A very practical guide to excellence in leadership. Read it all or dip in - either way it will be time well spent!― Jon Moulton, Chairman, Better Capital

A world class leadership book for people and avatars alike― Philip Rosedale, Founder, Second Life

Anthony has a natural knack for probing questions that get to the root of the matter, the numerous insights from these answers have been skilfully crafted into a thoroughly readable and enjoyable book― Michael Birch, founder of bebo

Full of seriously good leadership wisdom - a must read for those who aspire to greatness― Richard Koch, bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle

Loaded with wisdom and suitably peppered with a good dose of wit - a truly refreshing read― Sahar Hashemi, OBE, founder of Coffee Republic

One of the most stimulating books to read on leadership. Everyone can be a leader who has focus, passion and caring― Philip Kotler, Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management

The wisdom in this book will, if adopted , enable you and your team to get world class results― Sir Stuart Rose, Chairman, Ocado and former CEO, Marks and Spencer

This wonderfully wise and insightful book is loaded with practical, thought-provoking ideas on leadership that can profoundly affect your life― Brian Tracy, bestselling author of How the Best Leaders Lead and Eat That Frog!

You simply must read this book - easily applied lessons, with guaranteed results― Philippa Snare, CMO, Microsoft

About the Author

Anthony Gell is the founder and CEO of LeadersIn, an online and offline community dedicated to sharing wisdom from world leaders in their field. He has written many leadership, success, and business articles, is an avid public speaker, and has been asked to interview business leaders at many leading institutions including London Business School and Imperial College, London.