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John Adair
Born in England in 1934, John Adair was
the first British to dedicate himself to the teaching of
leadership at the University of Surrey and at the Oxford Centre of
Management Studies.
Graduated by Cambridge, wrote over 25
books about leadership and management
development. Since 1991 is professor of
leadership studies at the University of Exeder, which created the
first diploma in the world of leadership degree, in 1997.
His contribution to
management can be resumed in three points:
1. First, demonstrated that the leadership
competences are at the reach of any person.
2. Second, insisted that the
management
should privilege themes like leadership, decision taking, communication
and time management capacity.
3. Third, created the learning concept
centered in the action (ACL Theory – action-centered learning),
according to which leadership can be defined in three overlapped
circles: tasks, teams and individuals, in which the leaders must act.
Bibliography:
. Effective Leadership, Aldershot: Gower,
1983.
. Effective Teambuilding, Aldershot:
Gower, 1986.
. Not Bosses But Leaders, Guilford: Talbot
Adair Press, 1988.
. Developing Leaders, Guilford: Talbot
Adair Press, 1988.
. Understanding Motivation, Guilford:
Talbot Adair Press, 1990.
. Effective Leadership Masterclass,
Londres: Pan, 1996.
. Effective Communication, Londres: Pan,
1997.
. Effective Innovation, Londres: Pan,
1997.
. The John Adair Management and Leadership
Handbook, Londres: Thorogood, 1998.
Translated from Portuguese
by Susana Saraiva, Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese translation
specialist. Contact: spams@sapo.pt.
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