Leadership & Strategy
Fire Risk
Fire safety regulations underwent radical changes for over 30 years and company owners, employers, landlords and builders all face a seismic shift in liabilities and potential penalties.
Great Leaders - Inspirational Lessons in Leadership
Who are the great leaders in history and what have they got to teach us today about the nature and practice of leadership? John Adair explores a wide range of inspiring leaders, from Lao Tzu and Machiavelli, to Thatcher and Mandela.
Gurus on Business Strategy
A one-stop guide to the world's most important thinkers and writers on business strategy. It expertly summarises all the key strategic concepts and analyses the pro's and con's of many of the key theories in practice.
Gurus on Leadership
A one-stop guide to the world's key writers on leadership, their thoughts and contributions.
Gurus On People Management
Managers have to manage people. It is the most difficult and yet the most rewarding function. This is a one-stop guide to the world's most important writers on managing people, summarising all the key concepts and the contribution of each.
Leadership for Leaders
Based on extensive research, this book challenges accepted 'norms' and establishes the 7 key competencies required for successful leadership today
Managing In-house Legal Services
This report captures the vital elements of effective legal department management and provides a guide to the busy in-house practitioner, who needs to balance caseload with the pressures of managing a department.
Managing People for the First Time
Absolutely everybody in all types of organisations has to make the critical leap to managing people for the first time.
Mastering Business Planning and Strategy
Practical techniques for profiling your business and the competition, analysing the market, mastering strategic thinking, positioning for marketplace success, option appraisal and strategic decision-making, as well as implementing and managing change.
Mastering Leadership
Without a grasp of what true leadership implies you cannot hope to develop a really effective team. This book shows what distinguishes truly high-achieving teams from the rest of the pack.
Mastering People Management
How to build and develop a successful team by motivating, empowering and leading people. Based on in-depth experience of developing people and initiating change within many organisations, Mark Thomas provides a shrewd, practical guide to mastering the essential techniques of people management.
Mediation: a practical guide
A practical guide to taking part in mediation, for the use of lawyers, accountants, surveyors and other professionals who take in part in mediating disputes, but also of value for individuals who are taking part in mediation.
The 2x2 Manager
This book aims to provide a simple but valuable framework the 2-by-2 matrix which can be used by any manager or executive in varied situations in business to resolve such issues and problems.
The A-Z of Employment Practice
The new 12th edition is updated in again for 2019 when managers are faced with more new legislation, obligations and potential penalties. It explains what the law is and then what to do on every aspect of employment practice
The A-Z of Facilities and Property Management
A major new reference work, in an easy-to-use A-Z format, covering all aspects of facilities and property management, strategy, administration and control, backed up by a wealth of practical suggestions. Covers all the latest legislation on waste, energy consumption and environmental issues and offers valuable insights into the management of property assets.
The Best of John Adair on Leadership and Management
This new edition is a goldmine of ideas, advice and techniques from one of the world's leading writers on management and leadership. It brings together all of John Adair's thinking on leadership, teambuilding, creativity and innovation, problem-solving, motivation, communication and time-management.
The Commercial Manager
This book fills an important gap with expert, practical advice. “His experience in the cut and thrust of business has given him great understanding and balance.” John Craen, previously MD, ITT Defence
The Concise Adair on Leadership
The Concise Adair on Leadership encapsulates his writing on how to develop your own leadership potential, to motivate your colleagues and to build a creative and high-performing team.
The Concise Adair on Teambuilding and Motivation
This book develops John Adair's classic theory on Team, Task and Individual, and summarises all his thoughts and writing on leadership and motivation and getting the best from people.
The Handbook of Management Fads
An insightful and amusing book about management fads – past and present.
The Mobile Boardroom
The Mobile Boardroom covers the challenges business owners and directors will face when they involved in Buying, Growing or Selling a company. Top tips on all aspects of the business cycle will take you through everything you need to know.
The Shorter MBA
This practical and succinct book presents all the essential theory, practice and techniques taught to MBA students and is ideal for the busy practising executive. The book is divided into three main parts: personal development, management skills and business development.
The Training Manager's Desktop Guide
This book is designed for the manager who recognises the need both for a coherent training strategy and for training itself that is professionally planned and organised. Whether you are a full-time training manager, or line manager with responsibility for implementing training, this book will act as a constant source of guidance and helpful advice.
Transforming HR
This specially commissioned report sets out a blue-print for the future of HR to enable you to deliver proven value to your Board, business and colleagues.
World Business Cultures - A Handbook
This book provides a framework for understanding any culture in the world, offering strategies and tactics for getting people from different countries on your side, and detailing the knowledge you need to make the right impression and avoid giving offence.