John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Effective Leadership

PART FOUR

Thinking as a Leader

This section of the book looks first at decision making, an essential skill for you as a leader. It then examines ways in which you can generate new ideas yourself, stimulate a creative approach in your team, and build a truly innovative organization.

The intellectual side of leadership – effective practical thinking in all its applied forms – is so often neglected in the literature on the subject. But it's no use leading people in the wrong direction because you made the wrong decision.

You don't want to become a misleader. Making the right choices, exercising good judgment and having the skill to solve problems when they arise – people look for these abilities in their leaders. Like all other aspects of leadership, ...