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Competing Leadership Theories

If you’ve read a few leadership books, you’ll know there are differing views on what it takes to be an effective leader. But you can distil them down to two basic lines of thinking:

  • The idea that you need certain character traits to succeed as a leader – that leaders are born, not made.
  • The belief that it’s just a matter of behaving in a certain way. “Do this and you’ll succeed as a leader,” say those who hold this view.

The trouble is, researchers can’t agree on the key leadership traits. And the experts who tell leaders what to do or how to behave ignore the reality that many of them cannot or will not act like this, even after training, because of old habits. Habits driven by subtle psychological blocks.

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The problem is that no one’s pulled these ideas together into one simple, practical leadership model. A leadership model that also addresses the missing ingredient – the leader’s psychology. Or rather, no one had until James Scouller wrote the book, The Three Levels of Leadership: How to Develop Your Leadership Presence, Knowhow and Skill.

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Written for both experienced and future leaders, this groundbreaking leadership book explains clearly and simply how to grow your leadership presence, knowhow and skill. Now you can become the best leader you can be.

Here you can learn more about the book, see its reviews and read some excerpts. You can also read the author’s leadership blog. If you want to order a copy of The Three Levels of Leadership, click the red Where to Buy button (top right of this page) or click HERE.

“One of the key leadership books for the 21st century.”

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  • "The Three Levels of Leadership is by far the best leadership book I have read… This may prove to be the definitive book on leadership." Chief Executive, UK biotechnology plc
  • "The Three Levels of Leadership will change the way we think about leadership." HR Vice-President, US multinational
  • "The Three Levels of Leadership is superb; one of the very best books I have read on the topic of leadership. ... In including self-mastery as part of the model, it takes leadership development to a whole new level." HR Vice-President, US group
  • "If you want to understand the previously unexplained, elusive characteristics of successful leadership, this explains it in detail like I’ve never seen before. If then you want an action plan to reach the highest levels of leadership, it’s all here. A masterpiece – and written in simple language too." Former building society CEO
  • "After three decades of teaching leadership, I have now found a book that MBA students and future leaders can use as a tool to develop themselves. If they want to grow their emotional intelligence and learn how to become level 5 leaders, they need look no further than The Three Levels of Leadership." Leadership Lecturer, California Universities
  • "James Scouller asks whether the world needs another book on leadership before proving over 270 concise, easy to read pages that the answer is an emphatic yes… a manual packed full of practical wisdom and exercises to tackle the psychological blocks we all face and sometimes draw back from." Chief Executive, London PR consultancy
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