How do you become influential? What do people want from you at the leadership table? What are the qualities that ensure people are drawn to you? And how do you develop these?
In this easily applicable and insightful guide for leaders and specialists, is packed with compelling examples, Diana shares:
RELATIONSHIPS are often viewed as touchy feely and invisible, yet they are leaders most powerful asset in influencing, and creating leaders’ success. Most leaders separate their personal qualities from their professional identity. Diana says it is your personal qualities that shape how people experience working with you. She asserts that it is your life experiences, accessed wisely, shape your capacities for empathy and authenticity. In fact, the soft side of leadership, empathy, relationships and authenticity – is derived from personal experience and leader’s personal and professional identities are both essential for inspiring others and achieving results. Diana says it is time to refresh our ideas on leadership and focus on behaviour, and relationships to achieve results.
Through compelling case studies, examples, and practice sessions from Diana’s work with current and aspiring leaders, Leadership Material takes readers on a professional development journey to leading authentically.
