Antidote to the Crisis of Leadership

<p><strong>Longlisted for the CMI Management Publication of the Year 2024</strong></p> <p><strong>Finalist in the Leadership - Think Differently category of the Goody Business Book Awards 2024</strong> </p> <p>Leadership is in crisis. Scandals are commonplace, only 20% of employees claim they trust their leaders, two in three think politicians are only motivated by self-interest, three-quarters of firms say they don’t have the leadership bench that they need today, and major societal problems are not being resolved. </p> <p>In the context of this scenario, this book answers two important questions: </p> <ol> <p></p> <li>What skills do you need to be successful as a leader today that are different from those required previously? </li> <p></p> <p></p> <li>How can you develop these differentiating skills and mindsets? </li> <p></p></ol> <p>The antidote to the crisis of leadership lies in four attributes: </p> <ul> <p></p> <li>Aspire: Make clear personal choices of what purpose to pursue, what values to resolutely promote and which stakeholder interests to represent. </li> <p></p> <p></p> <li>Ally: Form mutually respectful, supportive relationships with others within and beyond the organisation. </li> <p></p> <p></p> <li>Adapt: Navigate through turbulence, flexing the enterprise and flowing resources to the priority issues. </li> <p></p> <p></p> <li>Accelerate: Continually learn to remain relevant and heighten impact. </li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p><em>Antidote to the Crisis of Leadership</em> is replete with quotes, vignettes and encouragement contributed by over 50 leaders from a broad variety of backgrounds, sectors, and countries. Each chapter includes commentary, draws on the most relevant theory and reference texts and concludes with suggested exercises to increase your impact.</p>