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Metaphors We Lead By
Understanding Leadership in the Real World
Taschenbuch von André Spicer
Sprache: Englisch

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We live in a leadership-obsessed society. The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership. Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope.

Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, the authors draw on a number of in-depth studies of managers trying to "do" leadership. It presents six metaphors for the leader: as gardener, cosy-crafter, saint, cyborg, commander and bully. Some of these offer unexpected insights into how leadership does and does not work. The book sheds light on a varied - often contradictory and sometimes darker - side of leadership.

Cutting through the management-speak drenched current literature on leadership, Metaphors We Lead By presents an enlightening and refreshing understanding of an important topic. It will be useful reading for students and researchers, as well as the thinking manager.
We live in a leadership-obsessed society. The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership. Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope.

Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, the authors draw on a number of in-depth studies of managers trying to "do" leadership. It presents six metaphors for the leader: as gardener, cosy-crafter, saint, cyborg, commander and bully. Some of these offer unexpected insights into how leadership does and does not work. The book sheds light on a varied - often contradictory and sometimes darker - side of leadership.

Cutting through the management-speak drenched current literature on leadership, Metaphors We Lead By presents an enlightening and refreshing understanding of an important topic. It will be useful reading for students and researchers, as well as the thinking manager.
Über den Autor

Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the Lund University, Sweden. He is also affiliated with University of Queensland Business School. Another of his recent books, Changing Organizational Culture, is also available from Routledge.

André Spicer is an Associate Professor of Organisation Studies at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK. He is also a visiting research fellow at the University of Lund, Sweden. His recent publications (as co-author) include Unmasking the Entrepreneur and Understanding Corporate Life.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Theories of Leadership 3. Metaphors for Leadership 4. Leaders as Saints: Leadership through Moral Peak Performance 5. Leaders as Gardeners: Leadership through Facilitating Growth 6. Leaders as Buddies: Leadership through Making People Feel Good 7. Leaders as Commanders: Leadership through Creating Clear Direction 8. Leaders as Cyborgs: Leadership through Mechanistic Superiority 9. Leaders as Bullies: Leadership through Intimidation 10. Communicating Leadership Metaphors 11. Conclusion

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780415568456
ISBN-10: 0415568455
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Buber, Martin
Redaktion: Spicer, André
Hersteller: Routledge
Maße: 234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: André Spicer
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2010
Gewicht: 0,36 kg
Artikel-ID: 121256846
Über den Autor

Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the Lund University, Sweden. He is also affiliated with University of Queensland Business School. Another of his recent books, Changing Organizational Culture, is also available from Routledge.

André Spicer is an Associate Professor of Organisation Studies at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK. He is also a visiting research fellow at the University of Lund, Sweden. His recent publications (as co-author) include Unmasking the Entrepreneur and Understanding Corporate Life.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Theories of Leadership 3. Metaphors for Leadership 4. Leaders as Saints: Leadership through Moral Peak Performance 5. Leaders as Gardeners: Leadership through Facilitating Growth 6. Leaders as Buddies: Leadership through Making People Feel Good 7. Leaders as Commanders: Leadership through Creating Clear Direction 8. Leaders as Cyborgs: Leadership through Mechanistic Superiority 9. Leaders as Bullies: Leadership through Intimidation 10. Communicating Leadership Metaphors 11. Conclusion

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780415568456
ISBN-10: 0415568455
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Buber, Martin
Redaktion: Spicer, André
Hersteller: Routledge
Maße: 234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: André Spicer
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2010
Gewicht: 0,36 kg
Artikel-ID: 121256846
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