The Leaders Workbook

By Kai Roer

The Leaders Workbook is an inspiration to leaders worldwide, helping them reflect upon their role as a leader, and their leadership.
The book is available in leading bookshops around the world, as well as online.
The book is translated into seven languages so far.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kai Roer
• Release date: Oct 13, 2010
• ISBN: 9788293106081

Kai Roer

Kai Roer is a management and security consultant and trainer with extensive international experience from more than 30 countries around the world. He is a guest lecturer at several universities, and the founder of The Roer Group, a European management consulting group focusing on security culture. Kai has authored a number of books on leadership and cyber security , has been published extensively in print and online, has appeared on radio and television, and has featured in printed media. He is a columnist at Help Net Security and has been the Cloud Security Alliance Norway chapter president since 2012. Kai is a passionate public speaker who engages his audience with his entertaining style and deep knowledge of human behaviours , psychology and cyber security . He is a Fellow of the National Cybersecurity Institute and runs a blog on information security and culture (roer.com). Kai is the host of Security Culture TV, a monthly video and podcast. 

Book preview

«The most comprehensive self-study tool for developing leaders I have read so far. It is a brilliant concept. I wish I had a book like this when I started my leadership career.»

M.E. (Maurice) Bakker MBA, CEO, ABC Management Groep B.V.

«Kai Roer manages to give great advices in a very simple format, really a Workbook, which deserves to be read more than once.»

Filipe Carrera, International Trainer and Speaker

«A must for every leader.»

An Deventer, Internal Auditor at KBC Global Services NV

The Leaders Workbook

Inspiring leaders worldwide to reflect. Includes 6 tips on how to get the most out of the book!

Published by The Roer Group at Smashwords.

Copyright Kai Roer 2010. All rights reserved.

Coverdesign by Nandi Nobell

A print version can be bought at major outlets, or at: http://www.theleadersworkbook.com

Contact information for The Roer Group can be found at: http://www.roer.com

To Leo; Live long, and prosper!

This book is dedicated to Junior Chamber International.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

The purpose of the book

How to use the book

Time to reflect

Lead yourself!

Expectations

Creating an impact with your presentations

Networking for success!

Dare to make mistakes!

Find a mentor!

Develop your knowledge

Physical and mental strength

Lead others

Powerful Questions

Enthusiam makes the day

Motivate your team!

Celebrate your wins!

Handling conflicts

Be a role model

Be a mentor

Lead organizations

Best Practice – for whom?

Measuring for good and for bad

What is your strategy?

Efficient production

Mentor program to the rescue

Growing competence

Communicating with stakeholders

6 tips on how to get the most out of this book

The author: Kai Roer

References

Chapter i: Acknowledgements

This book would not exist without the inspiration and help from many people.

The most important person in this process has been my mentor over many years - Thor-Erik Gulliksen. Thank you for believing in me, and helping me when I needed it the most.

I feel very grateful to Junior Chamber International (JCI) for the learning I have had the opportunity to take part in, for the friends I have made, and for the inspiration JCI has given me in this project.

Thanks to Filipe Carrera for being a great inspiration and setting the standard.

Thanks to Mervi Simoska, Anke Cherdron, Martin Gustafsson, Zsolt Feher, Agnese Kulina-Stomere, Heidi Murdoch-Larsen and many others for their continued support over the years. Heartfelt thanks go to Andreas Richter who has helped me through his wisdom, and to Lina Derskersli who shared her knowledge and encouragement.

Patrick Knight and Maria Jönsson, you spent your spare time reviewing and enhancing my scribblings, turning them into meaningful content.

To Christine Albrecht and Arrey Obenson at the JCI Headquarters in St. Louis for their dedication to the topics and the cause.

To my parents, brothers and sisters, and my extended family for your constant encouragement, no matter how crazy my ideas get.

To my son Leo. You are the hope and the glory.

Finally, and most importantly, I extend my gratitude to Karolina Luna for being such a light in the dark. You are the best life’s companion an author can have!

Not to forget you, the reader – by using this book, you support a great cause.

Chapter ii: Foreword

By: Roland Kwemain, 2010 JCI World President

As the leader of a global network of young active citizens, I have drawn inspiration from visionary leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan