Leadership Books

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11. Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations

    Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation

    Edited by Karen Golden-Biddle, Jane E. Dutton

    Series: Series in Organization and Management

    How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers interested in change and...

    Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge
12. Dilemmas of Leadership

    2nd Edition

    By Tudor Rickards

    Leadership, as a way of focusing and motivating a group or organization to achieve its aims, is a much discussed but often misunderstood concept. This comprehensive textbook introduces the subject for Masters level students. Building on the success of the first edition, this text utilises an easy...

    Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
13. Strategic Leadership in the Public Services

    By Paul Joyce

    Series: Routledge Masters in Public Management

    In turbulent times, strategic leadership of public services becomes ever more important. Strategic leaders are steering their organizations into a new relationship with the public, often in conditions of intensified competition between public services providers and thus the quality of leadership...

    Published November 7th 2011 by Routledge
14. The Green Executive

    Corporate Leadership in a Low Carbon Economy

    By Gareth Kane

    Over the last five years, the corporate sustainability debate has shifted from one of compliance to one of strategic competitive advantage. Accordingly, responsibility for environmental and sustainability issues has risen from management functions to director level executives. The Green Executive...

    Published July 31st 2011 by Routledge
15. Multiteam Systems

    An Organization Form for Dynamic and Complex Environments

    Edited by Stephen J. Zaccaro, Michelle A. Marks, Leslie DeChurch

    Series: Series in Organization and Management

    This book examines an emerging organizational form called the multi-team system (MTS). This type of aggregation is being increasingly adopted by organizations and agencies that need to respond to complex strategic problems. There has been increasing interest in MTSs over the last decade to the...

    Published July 26th 2011 by Routledge
16. Early Development and Leadership

    Building the Next Generation of Leaders

    Edited by Susan E. Murphy, Rebecca Reichard

    Series: Applied Psychology Series

    Today we often look to our leaders in business, government, or the social sector, to make effective decisions in a complex world. Whether they are asked what steps to take to improve competitiveness in a global economy or to make tough ethical choices, well-trained leaders are critical to...

    Published April 17th 2011 by Routledge
17. Sustainable Leadership

    Honeybee and Locust Approaches

    By Gayle Avery, Harald Bergsteiner

    The business case for operating along sustainable principles is becoming very clear. Sustainable organizations outperform their peers on many criteria, including corporate social responsibility, employee satisfaction and – surprising for some – even financially. Sustainable Leadership:...

    Published March 6th 2011 by Routledge
18. How Audiences Decide

    A Cognitive Approach to Business Communication

    By Richard Young

    How Audiences Decide: A Cognitive Approach to Business Communication is a comprehensive introduction to persuasive communication in the context of business. It summarizes relevant theories and findings from the fields of cognitive science, social cognition, leadership, team cognition,...

    Published December 19th 2010 by Routledge
19. Metaphors We Lead By

    Understanding Leadership in the Real World

    Edited by Mats Alvesson, André Spicer

    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...

    Published November 11th 2010 by Routledge
20. The New Psychology of Leadership

    Identity, Influence and Power

    By S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen D. Reicher, Michael J. Platow

    Winner of the University of San Diego Outstanding Leadership Book Award 2012! Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award 2011! Shortlisted for the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Management Book of the Year Award 2011–2012! According to John Adair, the most important...

    Published September 23rd 2010 by Psychology Press