Description
Book SynopsisThere are many aphorisms and assumptions surrounding leadership - which of them can be relied upon? Can we identify the qualities that make a good leader?
Are the characteristics that make a leader unchanging throughout time? Are leadership styles influenced by a person''s background or sex? In short, are leaders born or bred?
This book presents current thinking about the phenomenon of leadership with nearly 100 articles from leading authorities including:
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- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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- John Harvey-Jones
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- Tom Peters
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- Peter Drucker
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- Charles Handy
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- John Katter
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- Meredith Belbin
Whether you study leaders, aspire t
Table of Contents
Contents The Contributors The Cult of Leadership Introduction PART I: DEFINITIONS 1. Leadership and Management: Is There a Difference? 2. Leadership: The Value of Military Precedents 3. Leadership in Business: The Modern Characteristics 4. Leadership: A View from the Front 5. Leadership and Creativity 6. Crisis Leadership 7. Leadership, Ethics and the Environment 8. Leadership and the Non-profit Organisation 9. National Attitudes to Leadership 10. Leadership and the Global marketplace 11. Leadership and the Senior Management Team 12. Women as Leaders 13. Leadership in the 21st Century PART II: DEVELOPMENT 1. Leaders: Born or Bred? 2. Selecting Leaders: The Role of Fast-tracks and Succession Planning 3. How Leaders Learn 4. Leadership through Outdoor Training 5. Leadership and Teambuilding 6. Developing Women as Leaders 7. Developing International Leaders 8. Why Leaders Fail.
