People Management Material by Dr Neil Thompson

People Management

1. Dr Neil Thompson
LEADERSHIP,
SELF-LEADERSHIP and MORALE

2. LEADERSHIP
Vision and values
Clarity about goals and pathways to achieving
them
Shaping culture in a positive direction
Creating a sense of shared endeavour
Creating a sense of security
Inspiring trust, respect and credibility
Pulling not pushing

3. SELF-LEADERSHIP
Vision and values > Meaning and values
Clarity about goals and pathways to achieving them >
Purpose and direction
Shaping culture in a positive direction > Connectedness,
hope, wisdom
Creating a sense of shared endeavour >
Connectedness, hope, purpose and direction
Creating a sense of security > Connectedness, hope,
meaning
Inspiring trust, respect and credibility > Connectedness,
hope, meaning, purpose and direction
Pulling not pushing > Meaning, values, hope, direction

4. MORALE
Motivation as psychological, morale as
sociological
Low morale distorts perception -> negativity
Like a form of collective depression
Self-perpetuating –becomes a culture
A vicious circle
Visible to outsiders, but often not noticed from
within
Poisonous and destructive: makes a bad situation
worse

5. THE CHALLENGE OF
(SELF-)LEADERSHIP
Leadership: vision and values rooted in a shared
professional identity
Self-leadership: having the confidence and
commitment to make the best of a bad situation
(rather than make a bad situation worse)

6. Neil’s latest book: People Management
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