Leadership Lessons From Downton Abbey

Product Description
Downton Abbey is an iconic British television series that captivated the world with its portrayal of the transition of family, society, and institutional life during the years surrounding WWI. Not only did it sweep away its viewers with dramatic characters, eye-catching costumes, and cinematography, but it also presented lessons that can be applied to our world today. This book reaches into the past to explore key leadership principles and management strategies that can solve problems in the present. Whether you are a Downton Abbey fan or not, this insightful book provides practical advice to increase your effectiveness as a leader and a manager.
Includes chapters on:
- leading yourself (discerning motivation, career fluidity)
- leading employees (strengthening mentorship, direct feedback, maintaining accountability)
- leading culture (protecting brand, marshaling team), and
- co-leading (respecting boundaries, intentional partnering).
Review
"This book is a great introduction to the world of leadership and management and offers a handy overview of key leadership principles and management strategies....I loved Downton Abbey so for me the book was a delight. It's practical and easy to read and makes sense of sometimes complex issues."
SaskBooks Reviews
"One of the things the book pulls nicely together after these four sections (leading yourself, leading employees, leading culture, leading with others) is what you refer to as effective leadership and the four critical areas-- insight, self-discipline, courage and influence. Those things are transcendent whether we are in the earliest part of the 20th century or now in the earliest part of the 21st....It's a very interesting read."
John Gormley, Broadcaster, Lawyer, Author, Former Member of Parliament
About the Author
Jeanne Martinson is a professional speaker, trainer and best-selling author who has worked internationally and throughout Canada. Since co-founding her own firm, MARTRAIN Corporate and Personal Development in 1993, Jeanne has inspired thousands of participants in her keynote presentations and workshops with her humour, insight and real-world examples. Jeanne completed her Master of Arts degree in Leadership at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Her graduate research focused on the differences and similarities of criminal gang leaders and corporate leaders). Jeanne also holds a Certificate in Organizational Behaviour from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland) and is certified as a practitioner of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). Jeanne delivers workshops and keynote addresses to government, associations and the private sector. Her most popular topics are leadership and diversity. As a Canadian bestselling author and strategist in workplace diversity, Jeanne's goal is to assist leaders in understanding diversity issues so they may attract, retain and engage their ideal workforce. Jeanne takes a leading role in her community, a dedication that was recognized with the Canada 125 Medal, the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, the Centennial Leadership Award (for outstanding contribution to the Province of Saskatchewan), the Athena Award, and the EMCY (the national Diversity award of Canada). Jeanne has eleven books in print.\nLaurelie Martinson is a communication and behaviour specialist with 25 years of experience working with business, government and community organizations. During her years working as a consultant and teaching management communications at the University of Regina, she continued to coach leaders and employees in the disciplines of maintaining personal well-being in the wake of organizational change. Her provocative programs carved a pathway for leaders and employees to improve communication in both hostile and well-functioning environments. Laurelie developed a model of Generational Addiction and Dependency that was used as core training for Saskatchewan Social Servic