I publish regular articles on EvanCarmichael.com. These can be viewed at http://www.evancarmichael.com/Leadership/5178/summary.php
I also provide a quarterly Leadership Update to interested parties. To receive a complementary copy of the most recent of these by e-mail, please contact me.
NEW Book
- December 2009
- The Success Zone: 5 powerful steps to growing yourself and leading others Global Publishing Group, Victoria, Australia. 2009
This book, written by Andrew Mowat, John Corrigan and Doug Long draws on years of research into improving schools for teachers, students, and parents. It provides a simple step by step approach for taking our learning and applying it in your situation be it at school, in the home, or in any other workplace whether for- profit or not-for-profit.
The information provided in this book has been tried and tested in England as well as in Australia and independent evaluations and case studies show that it works!
Order from: http://www.thesuccesszone.com
NEW UPDATED EDITION
- The Challenge of the Diamond, Douglas G Long, e-book edition 2009
This brief (62 pages) booklet provides an easy to read introduction to improved leadership practices. It primarily consists of leadership gems gleaned from interviews with leaders throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Papua New Guinea.
In addition, I am the author of the following books:
- Learner Managed Learning: the key to lifelong learning & development,
Kogan Page, 1990
This book was an early contribution to the concept of what became known as 'the learning organisation'. It stresses that learning should be something that is always part of everyday life with the emphasis increasingly moving from pedagogical to andragogical teaching methodologies as a person matures. The book provides a methodology for aligning individual learning needs with organisational requirements to the end of assisting both individuals and the organisation to grow and develop.
- Competitive Advantage in the 21st Century: from vision into
action,
Centre for Leadership Studies Australia, 1993
This book explores the work done with organisations as diverse as Sydney Electricity, Caltex Oil Malaysia, and PTC Telekom in Papua New Guinea in introducing and embedding the changes necessary to develop as dynamic organisations that are responsive to the needs of both customers and the community. It provides a theoretical framework for change and demonstrates the application of the framework in a variety of organisations.
- Leaders: diamonds or cubic zirconia?
Centre for
Leadership Studies Australia, 1998
Utilising data obtained from random surveys across Australia and New Zealand coupled with research among his students on leadership programs at Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Long conducted in-depth interviews with leaders from the political, business, religious, academic, and social arenas and the responses from these interviews are provided. The data indicated that there are 8 facets required of leaders in the Asia Pacific region - confidence, a clear communication of values, integrity, people orientation, change orientation, creativity, the ability to communicate effectively, and the creation of an environment which deliberately sets people up for success. The book explores each of these facets.
Information about the availability of these books can be obtained by contacting D G Long & Associates.