4D Leadership: Competitive Advantage Through Vertical Leadership Development - Softcover

Watkins, Dr Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749474645 ISBN 13: 9780749474645

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2015

Synopsis

Alan Watkins’ new book 4D Leadership is built around the concept of “vertical development”: when leaders expand their capabilities to see further, understand more, think better, and become more sophisticated and flexible in the way they approach people and situations.  Vertical development focuses on being able to think more complexly, systemically, and strategically, whereas horizontal development consists of learning new skills and knowledge.  Vertical development, or the fourth dimension, is crucial in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous business world; without it, leaders will not be sophisticated enough to solve problems of fast-changing and complex businesses.  4D Leadership explains that when it comes to business, there are three dimensions to viewing the world: the objective world of doing, the subjective world of being, and the interpersonal world of relationships.  When leaders are proficient in all three dimensions and can move effortlessly between the three, they have achieved 4D leadership.  This book sets out to offer a clear framework on how exactly to do this.  For each dimension, Alan Watkins explains the related line of development and how to move up a developmental level, unlocking new sophistication, capacity, and ability. 

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Alan Watkins is CEO and Founder of Complete Coherence. Both physician and neuroscientist, he has been a coach to many top CEOs and business leaders for over 15 years. He is the best-selling author of Coherence (Kogan Page).

Review:

This is the book I've been waiting for.  A genuine game changer."
(John Browett CEO, Dunelm)

"Practical as well as interesting, the book contains summarised action points throughout and should be of interest to leaders, aspiring leaders and human resources practitioners." (Frank Dillon The Irish Times)

"This book provides a number of interesting and potentially useful frameworks and ideas for leadership development." (John Gibbs Leading Business Books)

"This book demonstrates how leaders and businesses can be purpose-driven and a force for good when they focus on all four dimensions." (Carolyn McCall CEO, easyjet)

About this edition

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0749474645
• ISBN 13: 9780749474645
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248