And the Leader Is... Gareth Chick's second leadership coaching book, is a critical mentoring guide in business culture, management and organisational behaviour, showing us how to lead effectively with heightened Corporate Emotional Intelligence (CEQ).
Drawing on his 40 year experience in every aspect of the Corporate World, from CEO to performance coaching; from manager to trainer, Gareth Chick covers the fundamentals of emotional intelligence coaching to create high performance teams through transformational leadership and authentic change management.
In his first book Corporate Emotional Intelligence Gareth provided a compelling analysis of Corporate Psychology; giving us a profound new understanding of how working in the business environment can cause thoroughly decent human beings to behave in unnatural and inhuman ways. The book concluded by outlining the 4 Pillars of Corporate Emotional Intelligence (CEQ), equipping us with personal development strategies to raise our leadership effectiveness. And the Leader Is... completes Gareth's personal corporate life mission to give hard pressed modern managers the practical competencies to be more effective leaders, more fulfilled and more sustainable.
While each of his two leadership books stands on its own merits, the combination of the two forms arguably the most important work on corporate leadership since Dr Edwards Demings' writings of the late 20th Century. It is fitting therefore that the Foreword is written by Tony Barnes, the last surviving member of the Deming team that revolutionised Japanese business and manufacturing practices in the 1950s and 1960s.
A bible of common sense; a book that cuts to the core of achieving great business results whilst caring for the people you lead.
Fionnuala Meehan, VP EMEA Global Marketing Solutions and Head of Ireland, Google
It's like no other book I've ever experienced. It's intensely personal - the insights, the examples, the honesty. This is much more than a book. It's a deep journey.
Alison Platt, Non Executive Director, Tesco Plc
I have read many great books on coaching, leadership and teams. However, this is even greater, with all of these areas more expertly placed in one book.
Becky Ivers, People Director - Expansion, Heathrow Airport
I was transported into `And the Leader is....Tina'. Easy to read `brain food' providing simple strategies to unlock human potential. This book is becoming my own personal coach.
Tina Jennings, HR Director, Global Consumer Brands, Walgreens Boots Alliance
About the Author: Gareth Chick is Founder and Managing Partner of Collaborative Equity LLP, "promoting corporate cultures and sustainable business models of shared ownership, shared responsibility and shared rewards." Gareth has an outstanding track record as CFO, CEO and Chairman in both public and private companies, including private equity. He is a highly sought after consultant working in major corporations around the world - clients include Google, Heathrow, Twitter, Dixons Carphone, Linkedin, Soundcloud, Travis Perkins, B&Q and Vodafone. Gareth is also a high profile Executive Coach (200+ senior executives in Europe and the US, including FTSE100 and Fortune 500) and the designer of leadership training programmes (5000+ managers across 25 countries).
