Book Review: The Communicating Leader: The key to strategic alignment (2nd Ed)

Abstract

Title: The Communicating Leader: The key to strategic alignment (2nd Ed) Author: Gustav Puth Publisher: Van Schaik Publishers Reviewer: XC Birkenbach

The aim of the book according to the author, is "meant to be a usable tool, an instrument in the toolbox of the real leader and leadership student". The book is written in conversational style (as intended by the author) and the 219 pages of the 10 chapters are logically packaged into three parts. While the main emphasis is naturally on leadership and communication, the coverage includes topics typically encountered in Organisational Behaviour or Management texts, e.g., organizational culture, managing change, motivation, conflict management and strategic management.