Calling all leaders and managers! How do truly Inspirational Leaders move ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things? This book provides crucial answers and insights to this question. Packed with twenty-six case studies showcasing inspirational leadership practice from leaders from organisations such as TUI, Hilton, Domino’s Pizza, Al Tayer, Burberry, Malmaison and many more, this book outlines how they practise the authors’ ground-breaking concept of eMOTION – moving, shifting, mobilising and reframing feelings, mindsets and behaviours at each stage of the employment cycle to mobilise super-performance. Written in an accessible and informative style Inspirational Leadership is bursting with tips and insights for leaders and managers who want to raise their game at the workplace and galvanise their teams to achieve stretching and improbable goals.   

Chris EdgerProfessor Chris Edger PhD is a shortlisted multiple author on retail and service leadership. The founder of the Academy of Multi-Unit Leadership and described as the UK’s ‘leading expert on multi-site retail leadership' – Chris has appeared on/written for media outlets such as C4 News, ITV, BBC News Online, Propelinfo, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Guardian etc. Previously Chris had a successful career in industry, incorporating many senior positions in UK and internationally owned multi-site service firms.
Tony HughesA luminary of the food service sector, Tony Hughes is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most successful hospitality brand builders. Over a forty-year career he has built up and launched brands in the UK such as TGI Friday’s, the Premium Country Dining Group and All Bar One. Latterly he was instrumental in founding the upmarket steak house brand Miller & Carter, currently regarded one of the most successful premium brands in the UK. Having held Senior Non-Executive Directorships with UK and European firms, he is now member of the Board of Governors at the University of Hertfordshire. Over the years his services to the hospitality industry have been recognized by several UK and international awards.