The Mindset of Success
Accelerate Your Career from Good Manager to Great Leader
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Kogan Page Ltd
Published:3rd Dec '17
Should be back in stock very soon
This book is not about changing who you are, but becoming the best version of yourself. The Mindset of Success provides a clearly structured set of tools to change the way you think, act and perform, pushing you beyond good management to great leadership. After 14 years of researching leaders around the world, Jo Owen has found that the best and most successful leaders have something more powerful than just skill. They act differently because they think differently. This book will help you unlock your true potential, showing you how to acquire the seven key mindsets that lead to success, whilst making the most of your existing talent and focusing on your natural strengths. This is the second edition of the bestselling The Mindset of Successand it has been updated with new cutting-edge research, targeted business advice and guidance on how your mindset must change as you move through your career. From spies to sports, education to entrepreneurship, business to beyond, Jo Owen's original research and interviews will show you how outstanding leaders think and behave differently from the merely good. This is the mindset difference and, once you have it, you have an advantage which lasts for a lifetime and will work for you time and time again. Using this unique book to develop your right mindset will enable you to open up new career possibilities and achieve far more than you could have imagined.
"Highly accessible, thought provoking and a refreshing pleasure to read." * Darren Ingram, Darren Ingram Media *
"This book reminds us that great leadership comes from a mindset to live by, rather than a set of skills to apply from 9 to 5." * Mike Tobin, OBE *
"Down to earth and very readable, this book is full of stories to inspire and remind us what leadership is all about." * Steve Munby, CEO, Education Trust *
"Jo Owen provides practical advice on how to ensure a leadership mindset pervades your work in this well-written, original book which was a truly enjoyable read. I would highly recommend it." * Brett Wigdortz, CEO, Teach First *
"Makes a compelling case that a leader's mindset can count far more than their skills in achieving breakthrough success. It has profound implications for how we think about leadership potential within ourselves and our organizations." * Sharath Jeevan, CEO, STIR Education *
"If you need a tool to help you along your journey to being a great leader, pick up your copy of The Mindset of Success." * Vernita Naylor, Readers' Favorite *
"Interesting reading, it is filled with real life stories. There are plenty of charts, text boxes and tables that provide supplemental information to support the information...An excellent guide." * John Chancellor *
ISBN: 9780749480356
Dimensions: 215mm x 135mm x 20mm
Weight: 395g
280 pages
2nd Revised edition