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Delport, Mr. WK

 
9781048336306: Leading from Within: Rethinking Leadership, Management & Personality

Synopsis

Leading From Within: Rethinking Leadership, Management & Personality challenges the traditional understanding of leadership and argues that meaningful leadership begins with the individual.

Drawing on fifteen years of experience across logistics, management and education, WK Delport examines how leadership affects people, workplace culture and organisational success. The book explores the often-hidden consequences of poor leadership, including declining morale, toxic workplace cultures, disengagement, burnout and the loss of talented people.

At the heart of the book is the belief that leadership is not a title—it is a responsibility. Effective leaders must first understand themselves before they can effectively lead others. Self-awareness, emotional intelligence, personality, empathy, values, purpose and courage therefore become essential foundations of leadership.

The book explores:

  • The difference between leadership and authority
  • The relationship between leadership and management
  • How personality influences leadership behaviour
  • Why technically capable people can struggle when placed in leadership positions
  • How poor leadership can become protected by organisational culture
  • The warning signs and human cost of toxic workplaces
  • The importance of psychological safety, trust and meaningful communication
  • How self-awareness and emotional intelligence strengthen leadership
  • The role of mentorship, accountability and leadership development
  • How leaders can respond to crisis, change and organisational challenges
  • Practical ways to become the leader you would want to work for

Rather than presenting leadership as something reserved for executives, managers or people with formal authority, Leading From Within invites every reader to consider their own influence and responsibility.

Whether you are a manager, educator, entrepreneur, emerging leader, student or professional, this book offers an opportunity to look inward, challenge established assumptions and reconsider how your leadership is experienced by others.

Because leadership does not begin with the people you lead. It begins with the person you bring to leadership.

This description reflects the book's actual themes and structure, including its fourteen chapters covering leadership, personality, organisational culture, toxic workplaces, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, mentorship, accountability, crisis and the future of leadership.

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