
Leadership and Motivation
The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others
John Adair(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 3. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7494-5482-1 (ISBN)
Description
John Adair has transformed our understanding of how leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But Leaders. Here he explores the nature of motivation, individual needs and how they relate to the key tasks facing leaders and managers - good, positive motivation can create, maintain and improve the performance of any team.
In Leadership and Motivation John Adair also puts forward his own theory of motivation - the fifty-fifty rule - and then identifies the eight key principles for motivating others.
Motivation increases efficiency and productivity - and makes reaching targets more likely. Leadership and Motivation will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on how to inspire others, and offers you some practical ways to motivate yourself and others to achieve.
In Leadership and Motivation John Adair also puts forward his own theory of motivation - the fifty-fifty rule - and then identifies the eight key principles for motivating others.
Motivation increases efficiency and productivity - and makes reaching targets more likely. Leadership and Motivation will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on how to inspire others, and offers you some practical ways to motivate yourself and others to achieve.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-5482-1 (9780749454821)
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John Adair
Leadership and Motivation
The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others
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11/2006
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Kogan Page Ltd
€36.08
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Person
John Adair is the world's leading authority on leadership and leadership development. Over a million managers worldwide have taken part in the Action-Centred Leadership programmes he pioneered, and he advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. John is the author of over 50 books, including the leadership classic Not Bosses But Leaders, (also published by Kogan Page), and he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his vision of leadership.
Content
Section - ONE: Leadership and Motivation;
Chapter - 01: Functional Leadership;
Chapter - 02: Action-Centred Leadership;
Chapter - 03: The Fifty-Fifty Rule;
Section - TWO: Maslow and Herzberg;
Chapter - 04: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs;
Chapter - 05: The Application of Maslow's Ideas in Industry;
Chapter - 06: Herzberg's Motivation - Hygiene Theory;
Section - THREE: How to Motivate Others: The Eight Principles of Motivation;
Chapter - 07: A Framework for Motivation;
Chapter - 08: Parting Reflections - Towards a New Theory of Motivation
Chapter - 01: Functional Leadership;
Chapter - 02: Action-Centred Leadership;
Chapter - 03: The Fifty-Fifty Rule;
Section - TWO: Maslow and Herzberg;
Chapter - 04: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs;
Chapter - 05: The Application of Maslow's Ideas in Industry;
Chapter - 06: Herzberg's Motivation - Hygiene Theory;
Section - THREE: How to Motivate Others: The Eight Principles of Motivation;
Chapter - 07: A Framework for Motivation;
Chapter - 08: Parting Reflections - Towards a New Theory of Motivation