Financial Times Guide to Leadership,The

Marianne Abib-Pech is the Founder of Leaders! a leadership consulting firm operating in Europe and Asia.  She started her own leadership journey in Arthur Andersen and rose from analyst to Global CFO of Shell Aviation, a multi billion turnover business, in the short span of 10 years. She acquired and further honed her leadership skills through the High Potential programme at General Electric and more generally by experiencing four different industries, working in five different countries and with more than 45 different nationalities. Marianne has always been passionate about finding and developing talent in her own teams. She designed and implemented a programme for emerging leaders while at Shell Finance. The success of the programme laid out the foundations of Leaders! In her spare time, she sits on several boards of start-ups and is a regular columnist for Global Corporate Venturing, The Huffington Post and The Independent

"I found the book exceptionally readable and easy to relate to personal practice and behaviours. It encourages the reader to ponder and consider possible alternative ways of engaging the team and improving the business. It is a great read and I would recommend it to both new leaders and those with more experience."Jacqui Mason,  Nursery Management Today

• About the authorAuthor’s acknowledgementsPublisher’s acknowledgementsForewordIntroduction How to use this book    Part 1 What is leadership?    1 A definition of leadership  Leadership in history  The pathways to leadership  The five key things leaders do  Summary    2 Leadership today  A fast-changing world  New conundrums … new leaders  Summary        Part 2: Finding the leader inside you    3 Building your self-awareness  Finding the keys to your self  Defining your personal leadership style  Creating your own performance card  Summary    4 Gaining self-confidence  The three cornerstones of self-esteem  Letting go of your fears  Summary  5 Developing your leadership brand  Building a powerful leadership brand  Brand accelerators: charisma and gravitas  Summary    Part 3: Leading and influencing – bringing others on the journey    6 Building your credibility as a leader  Mastering career management  Living by your values  Authenticity and remaining true to yourself  Summary    7 Leading teams  Building rapport  Motivation and setting objectives – getting the best out of your team  Reward and recognition  Summary    8 The art of influence  Stakeholders, group dynamics and you  Building networks and alliances  Summary      Part 4: Building and executing your vision – from ideas to results    9 Building your vision  Mission, vision, ideas and strategy: making sense of the melting pot  How to create your vision  Saying what you’ve got to say  Summary    10   Cultivating your strategic thinking  From vision to strategy – the translation exercise  The pathway to superior strategic thinking  Summary    11   Boosting your execution capabilities    Better personal decision making  Empowerment, accountability and change: the key concepts for delivering through others  Summary        ConclusionThe leadership reading list  Appendix 1: Examples of an individual development plan and goals and objectivesAppendix 2: The basics of body language  Index