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To meet the challenges of today s work environment, all employees must be focused on achieving business goals, with managers creating a work environment where personal effectiveness and continuous improvement is sought by all. However, often this is not the case. Managerial leadership is becoming more and more based on fads and personality and, even when trained, managers are using conflicting models. This book provides managers with a holistic and integrated approach to people management. It treats leadership as something everyone can learn and understand. The principles and practices are not fuzzy or soft. They are based on scientific research and the author s three decades of human resources and senior management experience, leading team members in their leadership journey and advising and coaching CEOs and managers across a range of industries including engineering, manufacturing, investment, business equipment / IT, petroleum and utilities. This book defines what successful managers must be, must know and must do to lead their team effectively. These principles and practices: Set the standard expected of managers. Defines the expectations of team members and the requirements of the working relationship with the manager s manager. Enable managers to create the conditions for productive work. Enable managers to create effective working relationships between technical specialists and planners in their own team and corporate specialist functions, such as finance and human resources. Provide a toolkit to address day-to-day challenges. Provide a framework for diagnosing organisational and leadership problems faced every day. Gives managers a checkpoint against which they can assess themselves. Using a logical approach each chapter shows managers how to be successful, has a chapter summary of the principles and tips on how to get started. They will guide managers in their day to day work, in a way that builds trust, balancing the mind and the heart."
Show moreTo meet the challenges of today s work environment, all employees must be focused on achieving business goals, with managers creating a work environment where personal effectiveness and continuous improvement is sought by all. However, often this is not the case. Managerial leadership is becoming more and more based on fads and personality and, even when trained, managers are using conflicting models. This book provides managers with a holistic and integrated approach to people management. It treats leadership as something everyone can learn and understand. The principles and practices are not fuzzy or soft. They are based on scientific research and the author s three decades of human resources and senior management experience, leading team members in their leadership journey and advising and coaching CEOs and managers across a range of industries including engineering, manufacturing, investment, business equipment / IT, petroleum and utilities. This book defines what successful managers must be, must know and must do to lead their team effectively. These principles and practices: Set the standard expected of managers. Defines the expectations of team members and the requirements of the working relationship with the manager s manager. Enable managers to create the conditions for productive work. Enable managers to create effective working relationships between technical specialists and planners in their own team and corporate specialist functions, such as finance and human resources. Provide a toolkit to address day-to-day challenges. Provide a framework for diagnosing organisational and leadership problems faced every day. Gives managers a checkpoint against which they can assess themselves. Using a logical approach each chapter shows managers how to be successful, has a chapter summary of the principles and tips on how to get started. They will guide managers in their day to day work, in a way that builds trust, balancing the mind and the heart."
Show morePeter has led hundreds of team members in their leadership journey and presented at numerous conferences on a range of people management topics. He and his teams have excelled in many areas and won many awards. These include: • Women in Leadership - Diversity@Work Awards • Work life balance - Diversity@Work Awards • Best Graduate Intake Program - HR Leadership Awards • Best Change Management Strategy - HR Leadership Awards • Entry Level Program (Finalist) - International Water Association - Professional Development Award • Best HR Strategic Plan - HR Leadership Awards • Best Talent Management Strategy - HR Leadership Awards • Best Employment Branding Strategy - HR Leadership Awards • Employer of Choice (over 1,000 staff) - HR Leadership Awards • Best Recruitment and Retention Strategy (Highly Com- mended) - HR Leadership Awards Peter lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife, Susan and his adult children, Kate, and Tom, both still at University studying. He enjoys good food, good wine, good company, and loves cycling.
Mills’ book provides a veritable ‘tick list’ for managerial work.
Mills makes it clear that provided with effective managerial
leadership, based on requisite practices, employees will experience
‘systemic’ trust in the workplace, and will behave productively.
Mills takes the reader on a journey through the ten key managerial
principles, with supporting practices, necessary to enable each
employee to deliver their best work. The chapters are set out to be
used as independent modules for discussion, with a summary of the
principles at the end of each chapter and a link to a website for
hands-on tools, checklists and exercises. This is smart and
pragmatic, as it is likely to keep the reader connected over time
with others interested in probing the field in more depth. Mills’
personal experience in working with practicing managers, together
with his own experience as a manager, clearly point him to address
the pain points experienced by managers. I recommend Leading People
to all managers seriously interested in building sustainable
workplaces where their employees are free to experience the joy of
work.
--Sheila Deane - Board member, Global Organization Design Society
The framework that integrates "lead the organization," "lead
people" and "lead oneself" is an excellent organizer of the
inherent complexity of managerial work Mills uses 10 principles to
unfold, one by one, the requirements and steps leading to
successful execution. Each of them is supported by clearly
described concepts with tips for implementation that facilitate
action. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the
individual's contribution within a team and the importance of
working productively and collaboratively with other roles in the
organization to ensure the quality of "delivery".
--Azucena Gorbarán - Managing Director of AMG Consulting, Buenos
Aires The clear language, excellent summaries of key concepts, and
tips for getting started make this a must read.
The book contained a lot of easy to understand information with the
principles all building in a logical sequence.
--George Lagos - Senior General Manager, Canon Finance Australia
Pty Ltd. There have been numerous leadership books written but none
as practical as Mills' book. Its clearly structured and takes you
on a step by step journey on the most important principles about
leading people. The summary pages and quick tips are great and I
have found it particularly good for helping managers by
photocopying relevant sections and giving it to managers to read
and use when dealing with particular people issues. An easy read
that I can see myself referring to over and over with the added
bonus of a website to gain additional materials from.
--Therese Harris, HR Business Partner, Corporate and Enabling –
Sydney Water Corporation The Leadership Framework has improved my
capability to deliver great HR as the principles and practices
provide a systematic approach for diagnosing and resolving people
issues. Peter’s application is distinguished from other
practitioners due to his pragmatic approach of what does and
doesn’t work within the organizational context. He focuses on
getting the best outcomes for an organization by understanding how
to prioritize and focus on what will provide the greatest return on
investment.
--Zaklina Civijovski - HR Manager and Dave Ulrich HR Practitioner
of the Year FINALIST
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