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I Lead When I Follow

I Lead When I Follow is the modern manager’s best friend. Taking inspiration from leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Marcus Aurelius and Eleanor Roosevelt, the philosophies by which they lived have been applied distilled and applied to the modern workplace. This eBook will allow you to build on the knowledge of the past to manage your team more effectively, and lead your company to success!

I Lead When I Follow is the modern manager’s best friend. Taking inspiration from leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Marcus Aurelius and Eleanor Roosevelt, the philosophies by which they lived have been applied distilled and applied to the modern workplace.

This eBook will allow you to build on the knowledge of the past to manage your team more effectively, and lead your company to success!

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workers who are present<br />

in the office can actually be<br />

more damaging<br />

promises (formal/professional job role<br />

contract). Miscommunication between<br />

employee and employer is the key cause<br />

of incomplete psychological contracts,<br />

and therefore an unhappy, unbalanced<br />

workforce. It is often extremely difficult<br />

to fully anticipate the future demands<br />

of an employment arrangement; so it’s<br />

unrealistic to think you’ll get this right first<br />

time…at least not without some practice!<br />

What happens if it’s not done right?<br />

A psychological contract that’s not valued<br />

and taken care of can lead to a highly<br />

dangerous outcome: “presenteeism”. This<br />

is a relatively new concept that describes<br />

workers who are present in the office in<br />

body, but far from present in mind... at<br />

least to any productive extent. In fact,<br />

prolific presenteeism can actually be more<br />

damaging to a business than employees<br />

who take too many sick days.<br />

4 in 1O<br />

people regularly<br />

consider quitting<br />

their job.<br />

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