Description
A fascinating guide to effective leadership in times of crises, with a psychological underpinning that provides both context and practical advice.
About the Author
Keith Leslie is a leadership mentor, speaker and writer, living and working in London and Bristol. He is Chair of Samaritans in the UK & Ireland and Chair of Mental Health At Work CIC. He was previously Chair of Mental Health Foundation, and has also served as Chair of Build Africa and as a non-executive director of The Tablet Publishing Company. He has been a fellow at Windsor Leadership since 2010. Keith began his career with Shell, working in a series of front-line and general management roles. He joined McKinsey in 1993, becoming a partner in 1998, and served clients in a wide range of industrial sectors and government. He moved to Deloitte as a partner in 2006 and retired in 2017, having focused on organization and leadership challenges at senior levels in industry and government. Keith has published more than 50 articles in European Management Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, The Times, Wall Street Journal, The Tablet and many other professional journals.
Reviews
Grounded in fascinating research and practical advice, A Question of Leadership is an essential guide to compassionate and effective leadership. -- Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Director General, Confederation of British Industry
Keith Leslie has produced a very timely, well written and markedly useful book about leadership. It is stuffed with clear advice and important warnings for anyone involved in leadership, and manages to combine the lessons of a practitioner with the thoughts of an intellectual. -- Keith Grint, Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick and author of 'The Arts of Leadership'
In an age when change is relentless, and too many top leaders are blinded by ego, Keith's testimonies about what really works in leading organizations to success are most refreshing. This candid approach to mental health as a leadership issue could not be timelier. -- James Lahey, Director of the Centre on Public Management and Policy, University of Ottawa
This book convincingly explains that real leadership is about asking powerful questions and accompanying others on their journey by listening, learning and humbly promoting solidarity. -- Lord John McFall of Alcluith, Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
A refreshingly human, grounded, nuanced guide to leading sustainable change in a complex system. Keith Leslie's decades of wisdom and experience shine through on every page. -- Caroline Webb, author of 'How to Have a Good Day' and Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company
A Question of Leadership provides valuable insights for leaders across all sectors, and importantly highlights how leaders can effectively learn from one another. -- Lesley King-Lewis, Chief Executive, Windsor Leadership
I commend the wisdom of a working lifetime in this book to all who seek to lead their organization through crisis to good health. -- William Storrar, Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ
This is a book for our times. With skillful use of the pandemic and other stories clearly laid out, Keith Leslie guides all of us as leaders involved in change. His people-centric focus on mental health is ground-breaking. -- Lieutenant General Richard E Nugee CB CVO CBE, former Chief of Defence People, Ministry of Defence
Drawing upon examples from BigCo and Tech in North America, this book is packed with deep insight, applicable-knowledge and advice gained through real-world experience. Keith's book delivers a valuable, timely and engaging view of the problems faced by organisations as they navigate change. -- Chris Cook, VP Engineering, Navarik
Covid has exposed so many of the inadequacies of the standard leadership cliches. So nothing could be more timely and necessary than A Question of Leadership with its width and depth, its sensitivity, insight and judgement about this great shared experience in which, as he writes, none of us have been bystanders. -- Lord Peter Hennessy, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary University of London
A leadership book for leaders at all levels of an organisation. It provides credible and practical insight for leaders embracing inclusion and mental health; wishing to leave a legacy of a buoyant and motivated workforce, all while supporting organisational impact and building stakeholder value. -- Aisha Sheikh-Anene, Chair of the Board, Mental Health Foundation
Book Information
ISBN 9781472986023
Author Keith Leslie
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Bloomsbury Business
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 564g