The Business of People

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Leadership for the Changing World

By Iain Fraser and Madeleine Taylor

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The Business of People focuses on developing leadership skills essential for managing and leading people effectively in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Authors Iain Fraser and Madeleine Taylor draw on extensive experience to offer practical, no-nonsense solutions that help leaders navigate modern organisational challenges and foster personal growth.
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Ideal for current and aspiring leaders, managers, and professionals in education and business settings who seek to enhance their people leadership capabilities and adapt to complex organisational environments.

This book takes project professionals on a deep dive into leadership, in various situations including the portfolio, program, and project management and offers guidance on transforming the leadership components of any organization together as well as on supporting mechanisms.

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The Business of People is purposefully focused on people. The book will assist you to develop and support yourself with your people leadership, knowledge, and skills. It is an opportunity to better manage yourself and lead others, including your organization, into the modern volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. It is also a sequel to the top-selling book The Business of Portfolio Management: Boosting Organizational Value.

Authors Madeleine Taylor and Iain Fraser combine to give you the very best in knowledge and experience in a variety of situations. This is a book that cuts through the nonsense and presents real-world solutions for situations facing leaders today and tomorrow.

Shifting from managing people to leading people requires a pivot... Leadership matters because the future is at greater risk without it. Regardless of where you are in your leadership journey, I am confident this new book from Madeleine and Iain will be a valuable resource for you. Enjoy the journey, it never ends.
—Mark A. Langley, Former President and CEO, Project Management Institute

Iain and Madeleine are honest and raw about the challenges faced, and the resiliency needed, to lead in business.
—Suzanne M. O’Gorman, Senior Strategic Business Architect, United Healthcare Group

In a world where leadership increasingly requires emotional and cultural intelligence skills, this masterpiece couldn’t be any timelier.
—Dr. Hilary Aza, Senior Portfolio Manager, Tarrant County, Texas

Essential for anyone seeking to better understand their personal leadership and to inform further development.
—Rob Loader, Executive, Capital Planning & Delivery, Telstra Corporation

The book to me is written from a position of empowerment, cultural acknowledgment, hopefulness, and purpose.
—Elissa Farrow, Founder, About Your Transition

This book will challenge your own thinking and behaviour and give you an opportunity to develop your adaptability and leadership style for an evolving future.
—Thomas Davis, GM, Corporate Services, Capital & Coast District Health Board, New Zealand

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367251024

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 428g

Pages: 154

Collections

Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Business Strategy & Negotiation Education & Reference Iain Fraser Madeleine Taylor Non-Fiction

About the Author

Iain Fraser is somebody who truly understands the need for organizational change toward entities that are focused on developing their people to explore and deliver business value. Iain has worked with and led teams around the world in the banking and finance, defense, engineering, government, oil & gas, power, and telecommunications sectors. Today he is a sought-after speaker, trusted advisor and trainer on business value and change. Author of the top-selling business book The Business of Portfolio Management— Boosting Organizational Value as well as over 25 other publications. He uses his more than 30 years’ professional and leadership experience to craft his speaking, training, and mentoring activities.

Madeleine Taylor has worked with people on the forefront of trouble throughout her professional life, including mental and physical health, grief and loss, conflict and organizational challenges. Through that she has connected with people from many walks of life. Taylor provides training, supervision, facilitation, and executive coaching. Of special interest for the past five years, she has been working with parents and educators about the impact of the overindulgent world on children and families.