Strategic Leadership: How to Think and Plan Strategically and Provide Direction (The John Adair Leadership Library) Hardcover – Illustrated, October 26, 2010

It is perhaps the best book I read on the subject. Simple, concise and always up to the point. Very erudite - implying an ample cultural knowledge of the author, from the etymology of the used concepts (very useful to understand their true meaning) to a knowledge of military history; very pedagogical and appropriate for a teaching course; and very practical, avoiding to deep itself in the detailed mambo-jambo of most management books. It contains everything you should know about strategic leadership.

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A very good choice for the ones who are looking to get the understanding of Action Centred Leadership. I'm a huge fan of Mr John Adair and this book definitely met my expectations. I have suggested to a publisher in Bucharest to make the translate it to Romanian.

great for class

As always, Mr Adair's wisdom enlightens me tremendously.

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John Adair is a pivotal expert on "strategic leadership" - a term he says he introduced in the 1970s - and he has written some 50 books on the topic. Employing ancient Greek history as his touchstone, Adair presents invaluable information, sharp insights, wonderful quotes and fascinating anecdotes about the history and techniques of strategic leadership in this exceptionally literate treatise. Adair uses clear, simple sentences to get his points across, creating a blueprint to help anyone become an effective strategic leader. Unlike many authors, his efficient, authoritarian - but never hectoring - style conveys every point he makes about leadership. Just as he suggests, a good leader never draws attention to his or her leadership methods. Adair's elegant merging of form and function makes this a necessary and accessible textbook. getAbstract recommends this solid read to leaders interested in personal development, strategy and ancient history, and to those who simply love great quotes and aphorisms on leadership.