E-books on Leadership by John Gloster-Smith

A series of e-books covering key areas of Leadership Development that frequently concern leaders when they receive executive coaching. The focus is on emotional intelligence competencies since it is often in these areas that leaders find they are challenged the most. Each e-book is priced at £7.50

Leadership and Emotional Intelligence (EI)

An introduction to leadership and emotional intelligence, put in the context of overall developmental needs of leaders. It provides important awareness-raising pointers, which are then developed in the other e-books, and contains useful activities for self-reflection and implementation at work.

• A review of leadership models
• The EI leadership model in detail
• Key skills and qualities
• Developing self-awareness, especially of blind spots 
• Getting feedback
• Developing style
• Modelling leadership behaviour
• Useful articles and questionnaires

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Power and influence

This is not the familiar message about being assertive but about having an understanding of how to access authentic and persuasive power and influence that resonates with others and brings people with you

Where we get power from

• Power, influence and self-leadership
• Personal presentation: image, body language, voice and style
• Developing communication skills
• Presentating with credibility
• Emotional self-awareness and self-management
• Presence and charisma
• Influencing styles and appropriate assertion
• Networking

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Social radar: Being atuned to others

This is the big weak link for most leaders, being able to sense where others are coming from and being able to adjust style to gain or retain engagement

• How this is the big developmental gap for many leaders today
• The central importance of empathy
• Leveraging diversity
• Developing others
• Listening skills
• What gets missed? The human filtering system 
• Developing rapport
• Body language

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