{"product_id":"why-leaders-fail-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-leadership-9781032381367","title":"Why Leaders Fail and What It Teaches Us About","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Leaders Fail and What it Teaches Us About Leadership \u003c\/i\u003eWillem Fourie helps us make sense of leaders' failures and why our expectation of leadership infallibility is misguided \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas some leadership failures can be rectified, others lead to the failure of teams, organisations or institutions. Using cutting-edge research and reflective practices, Fourie explores leaders' failure at these personal, interpersonal, group, organisational levels and beyond. He explores five factors that cause leaders to fail: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIgnorance of personal weaknesses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverconfidence in their influence over others \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestructive bias \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad fit in their organisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMisjudged risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author shows that our heroic bias  the expectation that leaders should be exceptional, charismatic individuals with a higher level of agency than other people  in many contexts increases the chances of leaders failing. The bo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 1: Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 2: Heroes and Failure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 3: Leaders as Individuals: Heroic Personality Traits and Failure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 4: Leaders and Followers: Monopolised Influence and Failure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 5: Leaders and Groups: Destructive Bias and Failure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 6: Leaders and the Organisation: Defective Culture and Failure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 7: Leaders and their Environment: Misjudged Risk and Failure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 8: Lessons for Post-Heroic Leaders (and Followers)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019018961239,"sku":"9781032381367","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-leaders-fail-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-leadership-9781032381367","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}