Leadership Strategies Explained - eBook Edition

Beginning with fundamental concepts, you will get an understanding of the significance of leadership in the world of business and develop the ability to establish a clear definition of it. In addition, you will explore the fundamental elements of leadership and discover its distinctions from management.

Subsequently, you will delve into many theories of leadership, encompassing the trait, behavioral, and situational theories. You will also learn about a range of leadership methods, including transformational, servant, genuine, emotional intelligence, strategic, visionary, collaborative, agile, adaptable, ethical, and cultural intelligence.

Leaders must possess essential negotiating skills and methods, which may be acquired through the mastery of techniques such as interest-based negotiation, BATNA, anchoring, win-win negotiation, integrative negotiation, and the utilization of objective criteria.

The importance of leadership in business
- Keeping the Company True to Its Vision
- Motivating the Team
- Facilitating the Acceptance of Diversity
- Disseminating Emerging Strategic Goals
- Making sure workers are inspired
- Access to Resources and Assistance
- Promoting Continuous Learning
- Creating a Sense of Belonging

Defining leadership and its key components
- The Elements of a Good Leader
- Seven Crucial Components of Corporate Leadership
- Communication
- Observation
- Decisiveness
- Transparency
- Trust
- Confidence
- Charisma

Leadership VS Management
- The Role of Managers
- The Role of Leaders
- How Management Differs from Leadership

Trait Theory of Leadership
- The rationale for the Trait Theory of Leadership
- Leadership traits
- Trait Theory controversies

Behavioral Theories of Leadership
- Behavioral Theory of Leadership Overview
- Criticism of the Behavioral Theory of Leadership
- Ohio State Studies
- The Michigan Studies

Situational Theories of Leadership
- Situational Leadership Theory by Hersey and Blanchard
- Goleman’s Situational Leadership Model
- Pacesetting Leader
- Authoritative Leader
- Affiliative Leader
- Coaching Leader
- Democratic Leader
- Coercive Leader

Different Leadership Strategies and when to use them
- Transformational Leadership
- Servant Leadership
- Authentic Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
- Strategic Leadership
- Visionary Leadership
- Collaborative Leadership
- Agile Leadership
- Adaptive Leadership
- Ethical Leadership
- Cultural Intelligence and Leadership
- Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership Development
- Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
- Transformational Leadership

Developing a Leadership Development Plan
- Assessing Leadership Needs and Gaps
- Designing a Leadership Development Curriculum
- Identifying Development Opportunities
- Measuring Progress
- Sustaining Development
- Evaluating Success

Developing a leadership brand

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in leadership

Leading remote teams
- Building Trust and Connection with Remote Team Members
- Communicating and Collaborating Effectively with Remote Teams
- Managing and Motivating Remote Teams
- Leveraging Technology for Remote Leadership
- Measuring and Improving Performance of Remote Teams
- Understanding the Challenges of Remote Leadership

Effective Communication
- Active Listening
- Adapting communication style to the audience
- Clarity and Conciseness
- Empathy
- Body Language and Nonverbal Communication
- Confirm Understanding
- Feedback

Negotiation Skills and Strategies
- Interest-Based Negotiation
- BATNA
- Anchoring
- Win-Win Negotiation
- Integrative negotiation
- Using objective criteria

Leading Change
- Understanding Change Management
- Identifying the Need for Change
- Developing a Change Strategy
- Communicating and Engaging Stakeholders
- Managing Resistance to Change
- Measuring and Sustaining Change