The communication aspect of leadership - to actively engage your followers and achieve understanding and motivation whilst making the message memorable - has never been more important. Using vivid lessons and examples from spheres outside business organizations, The Persuasive Leader explores the leader's role as a communicator and teaches the fundamental principles of successful leadership.<BR><BR>This book provides insights and principles about persuasive leadership from a broad range of human experiences. It draws on examples of persuasive leaders and persuasive leadership principles from the performing arts, the fine arts, literature, philosophical writings, and biography. The authors use their unconventional material to explore themes such as moral leadership, toxic leadership, learning from failures, 'distributed' leadership, leading for results and the leader as a mentor and counsellor.<BR><BR>"The two authors took me on a 'leadership' adventure that I found extremely enjoyable. I very much recommend this book to people wanting to deepen their understanding of the vicissitudes of leadership."-Professor Manfred Kets de Vries, Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired Clinical Professor of Leadership Development; Director INSEAD Global Leadership Centre<BR><BR>"Much of the material in this book was given in many executive development classes conducted by Syracuse University. I observed all of these classes and found that the executives rated these classes very highly.-Dennis Gille, Chair, Management Department and former Associate Dean of Executive Education, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University<BR><BR>"The Persuasive Leader offers a much-needed dusting off of our thoughts on leadership for modern times."-Paul Jensen, CEO, HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Andover, Massachusetts<BR><BR>"The emphasis on persuasion is, in my opinion, pertinent and feels right for the times we live in."-Alexandre Ricard, Chairman and CEO, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard<BR><BR>"This new book provides a thoughtful and comprehensive account of why persuasive leadership is important and how the arts can give added - and often unique - insight into its operation."-Rob Goffee, Professor of Organizational Behaviour, London Business School<BR><BR>"Professors Carroll and Flood bring a lifetime of experience with the arts to one of the most difficult tasks of the leader's work: Persuasion ... For anyone who has wondered what the arts might genuinely contribute to leadership, this book is really a must have."-Daved Barry, Professor of Creative Organization Studies, Copenhagen Business School<BR><BR>"A key theme pervades this book û leadership is a privilege with privilege comes great responsibility. We must lead by example and remove the obstacles that prevent employees from going the extra mile. This book shows how leaders can do both in imaginative ways, inspired by the arts."-Peter Durante, Pirelli Car Tyre HR Director<BR><BR>"The Persuasive Leader sheds new light on what it takes to be an effective leader."-Dr. Philip Stiles, Senior Lecturer in Corporate Governance and Director, Centre for International Human Resource Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge <BR><BR>"The authors have articulated the importance of persuasive leadership in the modern world, providing examples of the positive and negative outcomes that can follow leadership actions, and have framed this in a moral and ethical context."-Matthew Line, Pensions & Benefits Manager at Standard Bank and Executive Education Alumnus at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge<BR><BR>"Lessons from this book have helped a lot of managers in my leadership training courses to become aware of the potential leadership they could develop not only in their job but also in their day-to-day life."-Francesco Fanelli, Associate Partner, Coreconsulting, Milan<BR><BR>"Rich in illustration, precise in definition, holistic in approach, the authors provide the most essential leadership lessons from the arts and everyday life... I recommend it to anyone interested in improving their leadership impact."-John Purcell, Leadership Development Manager, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard<BR><BR>"This book provides practical wisdom for anyone who is interested in becoming a more effective leader. I highly recommend this book!"-Eithne Hannan, Chartered Organisational Psychologist and Leadership Coach; Previously Senior Manager of Learning and Development, Ernst and Young, Sydney, Australia.<BR><BR>"Leaders have much to learn from the world of arts in improving their presence and communication."-Professor Amit Gupta, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore<BR><BR>"Carroll & flood provide a refreshing and convincing alternative to other empirical and less accessible works on the subject of leadership... A recommendable book for anyone who strives to become a better leader or indeed for those who need now more than ever before to ensure that leadership skills are fostered in others."-David Finlay, EDC Manager Inbound Operations, Inventory & Projects at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GMBH, Germany<BR><BR>"This book identifies many of the subtleties in persuasive leadership behaviour that other leadership writers have until now chosen to ignore."-Captain David Clarke, Irish Defence Forces