Developing Skills for Business Leadership, 2nd Edition

Author: Gillian Watson; Stefanie C. Reissner
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
ISBN: 9781843983163
Published In: February 2014
Format: Paperback , 564 pages
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Written for the CIPD module, Developing Skills for Business Leadership, this text is also ideal for postgraduate business students taking a module in professional development, career development or management skills.

The only truly postgraduate text focused around the three core areas needed for successful professional development and practice:

- Managing yourself and others in the workplace e.g. self awareness
- Transferable managerial skills e.g. people management
- Postgraduate study skills e.g. critical thinking

Each skill is covered conceptually and practically, written by subject area experts.

Chapter 1: Skills for Continuing Professional Development and Practice (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner and Gillian Watson)
Chapter 2: Essential Skills for Postgraduate Study and Beyond (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner)
Chapter 3: Practical Aspects of Postgraduate Study Skills (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner)
Chapter 4: Concepts of Self and Self Management Skills (Kevin Gallagher)
Chapter 5: Developing Your Professional Identity (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner)
Chapter 6: Skills for Learning, Training and Development (Gillian Watson)
Chapter 7: Coaching, professional development and practice (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner)
Chapter 8: Effective Team-Building and Communication (Gillian Watson)
Chapter 9: Negotiation and the management of interpersonal relationships at work (Dr. Lesley Mearns)
Chapter 10: Constructive Performance Management (Dr. Lesley Mearns)
Chapter 11: Leadership and Team Dynamics (Gillian Watson)
Chapter 12: Leading Change and Development in Organisations (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner)
Chapter 13: Introduction to quantitative data analysis (Dr. Andrew Simpson)
Chapter 14: Interpreting Financial Information (Mike Ashwell)
Chapter 15: Managing Financial Resources (Mike Ashwell)
Chapter 16: Effective Decision-Making and Problem-Solving (Gillian Watson)
Chapter 17: Applying Skills for Business Leadership (Dr. Stefanie C. Reissner and Gillian Watson)
Chapter 18: Consolidating Leadership Skills: Project Management and your Development (Kevin Gallagher and Gillian Watson)

Edited by Gillian Watson
Gillian Watson is currently a principal lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Sunderland, responsible for International Development and Partnerships. She has also undertaken other senior roles in the faculty such as HRM team Leader, Chair of the PG Board and Chair of the Applied Management, FdA and HND Board. She has led several key initiatives to enhance the learning experience for postgraduate and undergraduate students. Her current role allows her to foster co-operation and share good practice with the Faculty's Transnational Education and other partner institutions.

Edited by Stefanie C. Reissner
Stefanie Reissner is currently a lecturer at Newcastle University Business School. She conducted her doctoral research, a cross-cultural study of organisational change and learning, at Durham University and has received ESRC-funding for her current research into storytelling in management practice. Her findings have been published in academic journals and books. Stefanie has a keen interest in supporting the learning of others and teaches study and research skills at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is currently Degree Programme Director for a Dual Master¿s Award in conjunction with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in The Netherlands. Stefanie is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an Associate Academic Member of CIPD.