Welcome to The Leadership Zone resources
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Leadership development is a complex area, never more challenging than in today's environment. Leaders are under pressure to deliver more for less, get the best from their teams and achieve at full potential.
Leadership is context specific: it's about individuals and the team, it's driven by the business needs of the organisation. Because leadership is about all these dimensions, it's a fascinating subject - and one that we're passionate about. Leadership isn't just for people sitting at the top of organisations: it happens at every level when people step up and take responsibility:
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- Entrepreneurs
- Business owners
- Managers and Supervisors
- HR leaders, managers & business partners
- Coaches
- Independent professionals
- Students, Graduates & Apprentices
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All these people are just as much leaders as those traditional role models. Leadership is changing: command and control is not the only way - 21st century leadership is about inspiring, motivating and listening to others. We all know the feeling of when we’re in ‘the zone’: the mixture of dynamic energy – communicating well, getting things done, moving forward positively. The LeadershipZone is a place where you can access resources to support you and others to be in that zone. If you want to improve the way you lead and manage: become more effective personally, and a better leader for your people, then this is the zone for you.
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What's New?
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Leadership & HR: downloadable report from our annual leadership survey
To download your free copy of the 2012 leadership survey, login or register and go to the Creating a Leadership Culture pages
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Networking: the art of making successful connections
Two new resources: our popular report on improving your networking skills and a short self-assessment questionnaire to help you focus on your networking strengths and development areas.
To download your free copy and access the questionnaire, login or register and go to Your Personal Effectiveness pages
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What else you'll find here:
To make leadership a little easier we're offering a range of leadership resources by membership: some no-cost, some available by upgrade*
- Six Leadership Zones - register now to read it online
- The Leadership Library - register now to access the library
- Two Blogs: no registration required leadershipzone is focused on leadership, one day at a time; Ignite on leadership coaching
- The Leadership Book Club* a masterclass for leaders, managers and coaches, part of its International Coach Federation Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP). For coaches looking for Continuing Coach Education Units, the Leadership Book Club offers 10 hours CCEUs.
We also offer Corporate Services and the LeadershipZone Store. Keep reading to find out more, or register and click through to get immediate access to resources.
The LeadershipZone is accessible by a simple free-to-register process
Why register? registration keeps materials on this site secure from spammers and robots. It also means that you share this space with like-minded people - who also share your leadership challenges.
- Register by clicking on the 'register' button (top right, above)
- Keep a record of your user name and password
- Log-in to access your LeadershipZone resources
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The Leadership Zones: achieve more, faster
Once you've registered, explore the zones; use the self-assessment tools and choose development topics based on your specific needs.
We'll be growing the resources in these zones to include
- Online development diagnostic tools
- Special Reports, Articles and White Papers
- Audio and video clips
- Invitations to free and low cost professional development events
- Links to learning opportunities
No-body's perfect and we've only just started uploading resources - so join us for the journey - and feel free to put forward your ideas by emailing
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The Leadership Library
Get a better understanding of the issues. Read book reviews and comments by other readers.
See the reasons why coaches, leaders and HR/OD and L&D Professionals recommended the books. We'll be posting clips from the authors about their work. You can also click through and buy the books, either from our store or direct from Amazon.
Profits on commission we receive from sales through the Leadership Library are shared 50% with humanitarian charities, including those nominated by authors.
Our blogs
leadershipzone focused on leadership, one day at a time; The Forton Blog about leadership and coaching and Ignite is focused on leadership development & coaching
The Leadership Book Club
- Explore the latest thinking on leadership and coaching, with our “Book of the Month”
- Meet authors and talk to them about their books
- Share your ideas with fellow coaches, leaders, HR, OD & L&D Professionals
Each month Bob Hughes PCC will be interviewing authors from around the world. Some of these interviews will be live during thevirtual club-night, others will be pre-recorded, depending on the authors’ availability.
If you want to put a question to one of our authors, or have a suggestion for a
future book or author, please contact Bob on
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The Leadership Book Club is part of the Forton Group’s virtual programme for leaders, managers and coaches, part of its International Coach Federation Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP). For coaches looking for Continuing Coach Education Units, the Leadership Book Club offers 10 hours CCEUs.
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