Lunchtime Learning for Leaders

You've got a rare empty slot in your diary today, squeezed between meetings, phone calls and dealing with the incessant incoming emails. You can grab a sandwich, power through and run yourself down, or you can STOP. You can pick up this book, choose a chapter that inspires you and learn something new. This isn't a time for standing still; developing and growing as a leader is imperative if you want your team and company to be successful. Lunchtime Learning for Leaders is an actionable guide to everything you need to know to be a successful leader. Each chapter is a short-burst overview of a key leadership challenge thousands of leaders before you have faced and successfully tackled with the help of the author Lucy Ryan. And all of them can be mastered in under an hour! From leading your team through change, adapting your leadership style to the task at hand, gathering influence to building resilience, this book is your essential guide to becoming the best leader you can be. Dedicate just a few hours and invest in Lunchtime Learning for Leaders. You will reap the benefits and come out better prepared for whatever comes next on your business leadership journey.

Dr Lucy Ryan is a an executive and leadership coach, consultant, business psychologist and the founder of Mindspring, a leadership training consultancy. With clients that include Siemens, Bauer Media, the BBC, RAC, Barclays, the NHS, Sony, Channel 4 and BMW, Ryan has worked with over 10,000 business leaders across 29 countries. She is an in-demand keynote speaker on business psychology and resilience and is based in Cheltenham, England.

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Leading with insight; Chapter - 01: Practical strategies for maintaining your leadership balance; Chapter - 02: Managing your energy is the key to leadership resilience; Chapter - 03: Enhancing performance through the science of positive leadership; Chapter - 04: Increase your confidence to accelerate your leadership growth; Section - TWO: Leading your team; Chapter - 05: Motivate me! How to empower your team with a 12-step process; Chapter - 06: Strengths-based coaching - Leverage the strengths of your team through every conversation; Chapter - 07: Less talk, more walk! How to lead a diverse team and drive a culture of belonging; Chapter - 08: Become a customer-focused leader, really!; Section - THREE: Hitting roadbumps; Chapter - 09: Be a brilliant change leader; Chapter - 10: How to master difficult conversations with compassion and confidence; Chapter - 11: From survive to thrive - How to embed a resilient culture; Section - FOUR: Leading with influence; Chapter - 12: Build your leadership brand (And be remembered, for the right reasons!); Chapter - 13: From inform to inspire - How to deliver a successful presentation and get the action you want; Chapter - 14: How to extend your leadership influence, with integrity; Section - FIVE: What next?; Chapter - 15: Enable your succession through progression planning; Chapter - 16: Time out - Reflections on happiness and leadership; Chapter - 17: References