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An inspiring and essential new take on leadership from a recognised expert The Leadership Route: How Different Approaches to Management Can Shape a Leader shows you how to adopt an evolved approach to leadership that is well-suited to contemporary organisations and workforces. In the book, author and leadership advisor Alex Cummins walks you through strategies and techniques you can implement immediately to help your employees and followers reach their full potential. You'll learn how to create an environment of psychological safety at your workplace and craft a setting that your employees truly want to work in. You'll also discover how to effectively direct others, delegate responsibility, and motivate your followers to achieve their goals.
The Leadership Route shows you how to have the hard conversations that resolve conflict without being unnecessarily provocative or confrontational. It demonstrates how to role model the behaviour that you want to see in your employees and how to coach and influence them effectively. An essential resource for working managers, executives, founders, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders,
The Leadership Route is a timely and incisive playbook for leaders at any level of their company.
List of contents
About the Author ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introducing Mango Bank xiii
Introducing Kelly and Sofia xv
Introduction xix
Beliefs 1
Safety 25
Empowerment 47
Directing 59
Delegating 91
Motivating 115
Difficult Conversations 135
Coaching 167
Influence 203
Thinking Big 225
Role Modelling 245
Epilogue 255
Notes 273
About the author
ALEX CUMMINS is one of Asia's top business trainers. He has 18 years' experience training staff at all levels of a wide variety of organisations, including Standard Chartered, AirAsia, Nestlé, the United Nations, Shell and Maybank. He is the Founder of Mango Training.
