Leadership skills have now been universally recognised as a key ingredient – some would say the key ingredient – in manage- ment. A good manager is now by definition a leader. Equally, a good leader will also be a manager. But how do you become such a leader? Is it possible to develop your own abilities as a leader? Let me answer that last question with a resounding YES. As for the first question, this whole book is my answer. It is a simple practical guide for anyone who is about to take up a team leadership role in any organisa- tion. But I hope that it will be equally useful for those already in such roles who wish to improve their basic leadership skills. If leadership matters to you, this book will give you a complete framework for becoming an effective leader.