The Leadership Route: How Different Approaches to Management Can Shape a Leader - Hardcover

by Alex Cummins (Author)

A new and inspiring take on leadership from a recognized expert

In The Leadership Route: How Different Approaches to Management Can Shape a Leader, Alex Cummins--one of Malaysia's top business trainers--delivers a practical and eye-opening guide to leadership that takes a close look at both "traditional" and "evolved" styles of leadership, including what sets them apart and the benefits that flow from adopting an evolved approach to leading others.

From developing a new and resilient mindset to creating a workspace of psychological safety, the author walks you through how to design and implement a workplace environment that your followers truly want to work in. You'll also find:

• Strategies for directing others, delegating responsibility, and motivating your followers to reach their full potential
• Ways to have difficult conversations in a way that directly addresses points of conflict without being adversarial
• Techniques for role modelling the behaviour you hope to see in your employees

Perfect for new, aspiring, and seasoned managers seeking to navigate contemporary workplaces and lead effectively in all sorts of environments, The Leadership Route is a must-read guide for working professionals at every level of the corporate hierarchy.

Front Jacket

In The Leadership Route: How Different Approaches to Management Can Shape a Leader, leading business trainer Alex Cummins delivers a practical and insightful guide to leadership that takes a fresh look at both "traditional" and "evolved" styles of leadership. The author examines what sets these two styles of leadership apart and the benefits that can flow from adopting an evolved approach to leading others.

The book explains how you can adopt a new and resilient mindset and create a workspace of psychological safety. You'll learn how to design and implement a workplace environment that your followers and team members truly want to work in. You'll also discover effective strategies for directing others, delegating responsibility, and motivating your followers to reach their full potential.

The Leadership Route shows you how to have difficult conversations that directly address points of conflict without being adversarial and demonstrates techniques for role modelling the behaviour that you hope to see in your employees. It explains how to coach and influence your employees and help them reach their full potential.

Perfect for new, aspiring, and seasoned managers who hope to better navigate contemporary workplaces and effectively lead in all sorts of environments, The Leadership Route is also a must-read for executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders at every level of the business and corporate hierarchies.

Back Jacket

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.

Author Biography

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.