Liquid Leadership : Inspirational lessons from the world's great leaders

Liquid Leadership : Inspirational lessons from the world's great leaders
ISBN: 9781906465438
Publication Date: 23 April 2009

A practical, jargon-free and easily accessible book on making a difference as a leader, Damian Hughes’ <i>Liquid Leadership</i> draws on a diverse list of leaders in everyday life (Kim England, National Sales Training Manager at Unilever), to showbiz celebrities (John Lennon, Walt Disney), to renowned historical leaders (Shackleton, Eisenhower, Steve Jobs).  <p> There are no stuffy theories here. Instead, the book jumps energetically between film references from the <i>Wizard of Oz</i>, <i>Alfie</i> and <i>Superman</i> to the leadership styles of World-Cup winning coaches Alf Ramsay and Clive Woodward. Speckled throughout are examples of <i>‘Liquid Leaders’</i>, from people you know – like James Timpson, head of the UK-wide group of key-cutting and shoe repair outlets – to people we don’t know, including Fergus Findlay of Barnardo’s in Ireland. This book offers you a joyous diversion that pushes home important theory effortlessly.  It ends with practical exercises designed to galvanise the reader into identifying how they need to change, as well as a very useful annotated bibliography. <p> Both of Damian’s books have been credited with helping people build their own houses, fight cancer and run marathons, so come on and be a fellow Liquid Leader!