Soft Skills Hard Results: A Practical Guide to People Skills for Analytical Leaders - Paperback

by Anne Taylor (Author)

***BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021 WINNER: SELF DEVELOPMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR***

Everyone says a great leader needs EQ, Emotional Intelligence, soft skills, blah, blah, blah. What does that even mean? Where do you start? Where's the line for that on the P&L?

You might think that business is all about facts and figures. You probably prefer it that way. The truth is that as uncertainty and business complexity increases, successful leaders need to embrace soft skills to get the best out of their people in a sustainable manner.

In this succinct, no-nonsense approach, Anne Taylor shares: * Key soft skills relevant for leadership and practical applications of how to use them every day drawn from real-life case studies * Straightforward tools to better understand yourself, because your leadership starts with YOU * Simple frameworks to communicate with others to get things done while building a stronger relationship with them (at the same time, how efficient!)

Logical ideas you can try immediately with on-line support if you want it. All done in an easy to read, logical, organized manner for people who prefer facts and don't consider themselves natural 'people people.' In a direct yet professional manner, Anne combines the results-oriented focus from her extensive business background in Fortune 100 corporations with her passion for personal awareness and conscious choice to help you get better results through your people, fast.

The practical principles in this book, when applied, practised and honed, can improve your effectiveness, impact and bottom-line results.

Front Jacket

Everyone says a great leader needs EQ, Emotional Intelligence, soft skills, blah, blah, blah. What does that even mean? Where do you start? Where's the line for that on the P&L? You might think that business is all about facts and figures. In truth, as the world and business get more uncertain and complex, successful leaders need to embrace soft skills to get the best out of their people and themselves. Written for leaders who have used an innate analytical and rational approach to succeed to date, the Practical Principles in this book, when applied, practiced and honed, can further improve their effectiveness, impact and bottom-line results. All done in an easy to read, logical, organized manner for people who prefer facts and might not consider themselves natural 'people people'. Are you ready to transform the way you lead, work and live?

Back Jacket

Everyone says a great leader needs EQ, Emotional Intelligence, soft skills, blah, blah, blah. What does that even mean? Where do you start? Where's the line for that on the P&L?
You might think that business is all about facts and figures. You probably prefer it that way. The truth is that as uncertainty and business complexity increases, successful leaders need to embrace soft skills to get the best out of their people in a sustainable manner.
In this succinct, no-nonsense book, Anne Taylor shares: - Key soft skills relevant for leadership and practical applications of how to use them every day drawn from real-life case studies - Straightforward tools to better understand yourself, because your leadership starts with YOU - Simple frameworks to communicate with others to get things done while building a stronger relationship with them (at the same time, how efficient!) - Logical ideas you can try immediately with on-line support if you want it. All done in an easy to read, logical, organized manner for people who prefer facts and don't consider themselves natural 'people people.'
Anne combines the results-oriented focus from her extensive business background in Fortune 100 corporations with her passion for personal development to help you get better results through your people, fast. The practical principles in this book, when applied, practiced and honed, can improve your effectiveness, impact and bottom-line results.

Author Biography

Anne Taylor is the Director of DIRECTions Coaching Ltd. Armed with a degree in Business from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, she built an impressive career over 20 years with companies such as Procter & Gamble and Nestlé where she held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing, overall business management and business strategy development.

After leaving her Global Marketing role at Nestlé in Switzerland, she re-trained as an Executive Coach. Her first clients included IMD business school and Nestlé. Later in the UK she established a successful practice with clients such as LEGO(R), Deutsche Bank, L'Oréal and Ford among others. She is an associate coach for London Business School and LHH Penna and is certified through ICF to the level of Professional Certified Coach - one of fewer than 300 in the UK. She creates safe spaces for executives to grow as leaders by bringing challenge & support and provocation & acceptance. She helps successful leaders their impact particularly around EQ, strategic thinking and influencing.