Host
Published on 6. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-0-9549749-8-5 (ISBN)
Description
The time has come for a new yet ancient look at leadership. Great engagement is the key to truly successful leadership, and the secret to moving forward is knowing when to step back... It is no longer about being the hero, the one that has to make everything happen. There is another way: be the host. This book reveals why Host Leadership is set to become one of the most pioneering concepts in 21st century management. - Learn how to step into and out of the six NEW roles of engagement - Adopt the four positions for a Host Leader - Understand how to apply hosting strategies in your organization to achieve greater agility, flexibility and responsiveness - Become a leader with a highly tuned sense of relationship building and engagement. The traditional 'stand and deliver' approach to leadership falls down when it comes to engagement. Understanding how to really engage with people is the ultimate backbone of success. Intrinsically, we all know how to be hosts; now is the time to sharpen these skills and bring them to the table.
Reviews / Votes
"A genuinely new view of leadership - practical and profound" - Jack Canfield "Host will help you build relationships and engagement both inside and outside your organization." - Dr Ivan Misner, founder and Chairman, BNI "These easy-to-apply principles will last you a lifetime." - Philip Newman-Hall, Director/General Manager, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, UK "Fresh, innovative and immediately useable." - John Campbell, Managing Director, Growth Coaching International , Australia "A great mix of research, philosophy, stories and insight into what real leadership is about." - Mike Brent, Ashridge Business SchoolMore details
Product info
23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9549749-8-5 (9780954974985)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Dr Mark McKergow is an international speaker, consultant and teacher. A 'recovering physicist', his work over more than two decades has focused on responsive and emergent approaches to complex situations. Mark has developed and hosted many aspects of the international Solutions Focus (SF) community since 2000, is co-author of three related books including best seller 'The Solutions Focus' and is also a visiting research fellow in philosophy of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He also plays jazz saxophone. Co-author Helen Bailey is a seasoned coaching and change expert and previously held a successful senior management position with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. In 2004 , she started PINNA Ltd where she is Head of Coaching and in 2010, completed her Masters degree in Developing Professional Practice where her research interest was collaboration.
Content
Foreword by Stephen Josephs, co-author of Leadership Agility Part One: A new look at leadership 1. Time for a new look at leadership 2. Hosting: a net yet ancient metaphor 3. What do hosts do? 4. A User's Guide to the Future 5. Four positions for a Host Leader Part Two: Six roles of engagement 6. Initiator 7. Inviter 8. Space-creator 9. Gatekeeper 10. Connector 11. Co-participator 12. Using the six roles and four positions 13. Open your heart - then open the door Notes Acknowledgements Bibliography Index