John Adair is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant influences on management and leadership development in the world. He studied history at Cambridge University and holds higher degrees from the Universities of Oxford and London. He became the world's first Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Surrey and is internationally known as a consultant. He is the author of many respected books on management and leadership.
"Any of us who aspire to, and recognize the need for some form of
leadership can only improve our performance by studying the past.
John Adair's latest book is a valuable addition to the thinking
that has gone into the subject ... I believe that it is a 'must
read' book ... He is without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on
the subject in the world"--Sir John Harvey-Jones, leading
industrialist and ex-CEO of ICI
"How rare is it to come upon a book about leaders with depth,
conceptual bite and historical context"--Warren Bennis
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