A practical, jargon-free and easily accessible book on making a difference as a leader, Damian Hughes' Liquid Leadership draws on a diverse list of leaders in everyday life (Kim England, National Sales Training Manager at Unilever), to showbiz celebrities (John Lennon, Walt Disney), to renowned historical leaders (Shackleton, Eisenhower, Steve Jobs).
There are no stuffy theories here. Instead, the book jumps energetically between film references from the Wizard of Oz, Alfie and Superman to the leadership styles of World-Cup winning coaches Alf Ramsay and Clive Woodward. Speckled throughout are examples of 'Liquid Leaders', from people you know - like James Timpson, head of the UK-wide group of key-cutting and shoe repair outlets - to people we don't know, including Fergus Findlay of Barnardo's in Ireland. This book offers you a joyous diversion that pushes home important theory effortlessly. It ends with practical exercises designed to galvanise the reader into identifying how they need to change, as well as a very useful annotated bibliography.
Both of Damian's books have been credited with helping people build their own houses, fight cancer and run marathons, so come on and be a fellow Liquid Leader!
Show moreA practical, jargon-free and easily accessible book on making a difference as a leader, Damian Hughes' Liquid Leadership draws on a diverse list of leaders in everyday life (Kim England, National Sales Training Manager at Unilever), to showbiz celebrities (John Lennon, Walt Disney), to renowned historical leaders (Shackleton, Eisenhower, Steve Jobs).
There are no stuffy theories here. Instead, the book jumps energetically between film references from the Wizard of Oz, Alfie and Superman to the leadership styles of World-Cup winning coaches Alf Ramsay and Clive Woodward. Speckled throughout are examples of 'Liquid Leaders', from people you know - like James Timpson, head of the UK-wide group of key-cutting and shoe repair outlets - to people we don't know, including Fergus Findlay of Barnardo's in Ireland. This book offers you a joyous diversion that pushes home important theory effortlessly. It ends with practical exercises designed to galvanise the reader into identifying how they need to change, as well as a very useful annotated bibliography.
Both of Damian's books have been credited with helping people build their own houses, fight cancer and run marathons, so come on and be a fellow Liquid Leader!
Show moreAcknowledgements
About the Author
Foreword by Sir Alex Ferguson
Preface by Bill Sweetenham
Why Read This Book?
Well of Courage 1
Liquid Assets 21
Liquid Crystal Display 29
Sailing by the North Star 51
Drip Effect 63
Water Gauge 69
Liquid Sunshine 83
Make a Splash! 93
Take Horses to Water 103
Deep Dive 117
Fluidity 123
Set Sail! 143
Personal Postscript
Exercises
Recommended Reading
Damian Hughes is founder of the LiquidThinker company which takes the methods used by great achievers and shows, in easy steps, how you can adopt them into your own life and business in order to achieve your dreams and ambitions.
LiquidThinker Ltd, helps a wide range of individuals, teams and
industries to achieve similar employee engagement and success.
Damian also works as one of the coaches for GB Rugby League team.
In his spare time, he runs a Manchester inner-city youth club,
Collyhurst and Moston, which has helped reduce crime and help many
kids find a purpose in their lives from stopping crime to winning
Olympic medals.
He has also been nominated for the 2007 William Hill Sports book of
the year award for his biography of boxing great, Sugar Ray
Robinson. His innovative and exciting approach to inspiring others
to achieve has been praised by Sir Richard Branson, Muhammad Ali,
Jonny Wilkinson and Sir Alex Ferguson.
"... filled with stories and examples from famous and non-famous achievers, as well as exercises to help you practise the ideas." (Lancashire Magazine)
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