Book Review on How to Grow Leaders, Partial Requirement for Nursing 5343 at the University of Texas at Arlington

1. LEADERSHIP BOOK REVIEW
BONNIE EVERAGE, RNC-NIC, BSN, BBA
University of Texas at Arlington
Leadership in Complex Healthcare
Systems
Nursing 5343
March 27, 2013

2. How to Grow Leaders:
The Seven Key Principles of
Effective Leadership Development
By: John Adair
Reference: How to Grow Leaders Image (n.d.) Retrieved from www.leadershipnow.com on March 25, 2013.

3. John Adair
 Action-Centered Leadership
 Military Leadership
 Professor of Leadership
 Founder of Centre of Leadership Studies
 Author
Reference: John Adair Biography (n .d.) Retrieved from www.johnadair.co.uk on March 25, 2013.

4. Objectives
 Part I
 Define what leadership is
 Identify how leadership relates to
management
 Part II
 Identify the key principles to grow leadership
Reference: Adair, J. (2005). How to grow leaders: The seven key principles of effective leadership development. London: Kogan Page.

5. Target Audience
 Organizations
 Leaders
 Aspiring Leaders
Reference: Target Image (n.d.) Retrieved from www.cdlbiz.com on March 27, 2013.

6. Assests
 Case Studies
 Inspires Thinking
 Defining Leadership
 The “Generic Leader”
 Mentoring and Planning
Reference: Adair, J. (2005). How to grow leaders: The seven key principles of effective leadership development. London: Kogan Page.

7. Limitations
 Use of excerpts from other books
 Data material
 References to earlier works
 Lengthy

8. Conclusion
 Objectives achieved
 Management vs Leadership
○ Qualities, Functional and Situational Approaches
 Generic Definition of Leadership
○ Historical Accounts of leadership
 7 Effective Principles of Leadership
○ Training, Selection, Mentoring, Leadership
Opportunity, Leadership Education, Strategy,
Strategic Leadership
 Case Studies
 Personal Recollections
Reference: Adair, J. (2005). How to grow leaders: The seven key principles of effective leadership development. London: Kogan Page.

9. Recommendations
 Recommended Read
 Organizational Leaders
○ Wanting to re-evaluate or develop leadership
program
 Aspiring Leaders
○ Enhance own leadership skills

10. Questions?
 Email bonnie.everage@mavs.uta.edu

11. Thank You
Reference: Thank You Image (n.d.) Retrieved from www.kalbsandyules.blogspot.com on March 25, 2013

12. References
 Adair, J. (2005). How to grow leaders: The seven
key principles of effective leadership development.
London: Kogan Page.
 How to Grow Leaders Image (n.d.) Retrieved from
www.leadershipnow.com on March 25, 2013.
 John Adair Biography(n.d.) Retrieved from
www.johnadair.co.uk on March 25, 2013.
 Target Image (n.d.) Retrieved from
www.cdlbiz.com on March 27, 2013.
 Thank You Image (n.d.) Retrieved from
www.kalbsandyules.blogspot.com on March
25, 2013