As a leadership speaker, expert, and author—and with this being an authentic leadership blog—I like to recommend powerful books that will take you and your team to the next level of success. Reading is essential.
Blair Stark is an award-winning Executive coach and HR professional who has worked with over 1,300 clients across the globe, predominantly in the Fortune 500 space. His new book, The Leadership Shortcut: A Practical Guide To 7 Fundamental Management Skills, is designed to be a no frills guide that distills his years of experience supporting the development of workforce leaders in actionable strategies you can confidently implement immediately in your everyday as a manager. His book covers 7 core skills:
1. Recognition
2. Delegation
3. Coaching & Developing Teams
4. Leading Change
5. Delivering Feedback
6. Running Effective One-on-Ones
7. Recruiting & Selecting Top Talent
As you know, leaders play a pivotal role in both creating and managing the employee experience. So many leaders are undertrained when it comes to the managerial side of their role and the impacts are very real: poor employee experiences that often lead to frustration, disengagement, and loss of top talent. Blair’s book is designed to help leaders become truly effective in their roles and ultimately better manage the employee experience, which benefits everyone.
I’m on a mission to address and reduce dysfunction in the workplace globally and Blair’s book will help us get there. His book is available for purchase on Amazon.
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