John Adair (author)
John Eric[1] Adair (born 18 May 1934) is a British academic who is a leadership theorist and author of more than forty books (translated into eighteen languages) on business, military and other leadership.[2]
Life
Adair was born in
Industrial Society before becoming professor of leadership studies at the University of Surrey in 1979, a post he held until 1984. He was a visiting professor at the University of Exeter from 1990 to 2000. He is currently an emeritus fellow of the Windsor Leadership Trust, where he regularly speaks on leadership development programmes. Since 2006, he has been honorary professor of leadership at the China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong.[4] In 2009 he was appointed chair of leadership studies, United Nations System Staff College in Turin.[5] He is president of Adair International.[citation needed
]
Bibliography
- Roundhead General: The Campaigns of Sir William Waller (2nd ed.). 1997 [1962]. ISBN 978-0-7509-1312-6.
- Effective Teambuilding: How to Make a Winning Team (Revised ed.). Pan. 1987 [1968]. ISBN 0-330-29809-7.
- Effective Leadership (New ed.). Pan. 1988 [1983]. ISBN 0-330-30230-2.
- Effective Motivation. Pan. 1996. ISBN 0-330-34476-5.
- How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development. Kogan Page Ltd. 2006 [1996]. ISBN 0-7494-4839-3.
- Effective Communication. Pan. 1997. ISBN 0-330-34786-1.
- John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Effective Leadership and Management (100 Greatest Ideas). Capstone Publishing Ltd. 2002 [2001]. ISBN 1-84112-140-1.
- Effective Strategic Leadership: An Essential Path to Success Guided by the World's Great Leaders (New ed.). Pan. 2003 [2002]. ISBN 0-330-48787-6.
- The Inspirational Leader: How to Motivate, Encourage and Achieve Success (New ed.). Kogan Page Ltd. 2005 [2003]. ISBN 0-7494-4456-8.
- The John Adair Handbook of Management and Leadership (New ed.). Thorogood. 2004. ISBN 1-85418-204-8.
- Effective Leadership Development. Adair J. CIPD. 2005. ISBN 1-84398-133-5.
- Adairs Leadership Development Activities Tool kit. Adair J CIPD. 2006. ISBN 1-84398-131-9.
- Leadership and Motivation: The Fifty-fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others. Kogan Page Ltd. 2007 [2006]. ISBN 978-0-7494-4798-4.
- The Leadership of Muhammad. Kogan Page. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7494-6076-1.
See also
References
- ^ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 1990, p. 8
- ^ a b Professor John Adair
- ^ "John Adair in the Arab Legion". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Adair, John Eric". Who's Who 2009 (online edition). Oxford University Press. December 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ John Adair's website