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Book SynopsisThis is the leadership book you have to read: a barn-storming new take on what makes aversatile, integrated and effective leader.
Trade Reviewit is what he does with the well-worn material that is original - and highly ambitious his book does stand out from the pack of leadership literature The good news is that Nicholson has forged the tools to help would-be leaders rise to the challenge (Financial Times, May 2013) Combined with analysis of cases from several decades, this book is as richly-textured as it is insightful. (Communication Director, June 2013)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi
1 It Goes with the Territory – Leadership Moments 1
2 Leadership in the Wild – The Evolution of Power 19
3 A Very Short History of Leadership 35
4 Leadership as Strategy – Situations, Processes and Qualities (SPQ) 57
5 Who am I? Leadership Qualities and the Compass Question 69
6 The “Eye” of Leadership – The Law of the Situation 87
7 The Adaptive Leader – Leadership Processes 109
8 Dynamic Leadership – Shaping and Discovery 125
9 Reading the World – A Leadership Conundrum 139
10 Born to Lead? Leaders Lost and Found 151
11 Who’s Your Buddy? Critical Leader Relationships 165
12 Destiny, Drama and Deliberation – The Lives of Leaders 183
13 The “I” of Leadership – Inside the Mind of the Leader 199
14 Games Leaders Play – Finding the Narrative 225
15 The Self-Management of Leadership – You, Others and Organization 241
16 Can Leaders Save the World? Vision, Identity and Passion 259
Endnotes 271
Index 299
