The Etiquette of Leadership: The Art and Science of Leading Well

Leadership is an industry. More management books are written on leadership than any other topic. Every day hundreds of articles appear in newspapers and discussion groups about aspects of leadership.Much of the writing talks about leadership, much like a commentator describes a new car, a wedding or an artistic performance. But writing about these things isn’t the same as experiencing the actual thrill of a new car, the romance of a wedding or the movement of the soul that occurs during a performance.The Etiquette of Leadership is a body of practical knowledge that can show you the way of leadership. It’s not a collection of theories. It’s not a new theory. It seeks to draw on time-honoured understandings that have developed over hundreds of years, in every facet of life where leadership is exercised effectively.This book has been written with two outcomes in mind: to help you be a truly effective leader and to help you be at ease with your own uniqueness as a leader. We start from the premise that you already have thoughts, ideas, theories and practical experience, at least to some degree, about leadership. If you're a new leader or a veteran, the book is designed to be a hands-on guide that you can use every day to build your leadership capability and effectiveness.There are some insights you’ll use immediately; others you’ll want to reflect on. Work out your own Etiquette of Leadership. Use this material to help you to develop your own approach – your own protocol which works for you. The test is whether it works for you and those you seek to lead. The result is that if they follow you, you will create what you strive to create.There’s both an art and a science to the Etiquette of Leadership. They unite as we practice the Etiquette of Leadership through the exercise of our imagination and its progressive contribution in guiding and influencing creative outcomes. In this sense, being able to exercise the Etiquette of Leadership is a privilege; we are enriched, enlivened and developed every time we practice it.T