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Rethinking Leadership: A Critique of Contemporary Theories
This book provides a detailed review of the key leadership theories and skills required during times of crises and radical uncertainty, how these can be developed, and how they can be applied in practice.
Written over the course of the 2020 pandemic, the book highlights the immense lack of leadership competencies required for effective leadership in times of radical uncertainty and provides in-depth insights into the capacities and skills that should be part of all leadership development. The latest leadership theories, as well as existing key styles, including mindful leadership, the neuroscience of leadership, and transpersonal and adaptive leadership, are discussed and critiqued along with their potential contribution to developing effective leaders. Each chapter concludes with a convenient executive summary and questions that can be used for teaching purposes and class discussion.
This is a comprehensive book about the interdisciplinary and multifaceted requirements of leadership and how to attain those capacities to develop effective leaders. It will be valuable for advanced undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses as a foundational resource on leadership theory and its application in practice.
Written over the course of the 2020 pandemic, the book highlights the immense lack of leadership competencies required for effective leadership in times of radical uncertainty and provides in-depth insights into the capacities and skills that should be part of all leadership development. The latest leadership theories, as well as existing key styles, including mindful leadership, the neuroscience of leadership, and transpersonal and adaptive leadership, are discussed and critiqued along with their potential contribution to developing effective leaders. Each chapter concludes with a convenient executive summary and questions that can be used for teaching purposes and class discussion.
This is a comprehensive book about the interdisciplinary and multifaceted requirements of leadership and how to attain those capacities to develop effective leaders. It will be valuable for advanced undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses as a foundational resource on leadership theory and its application in practice.
416 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 4, 2021
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July 11, 2021
An uneven book. This is a book that is searching for an argument. The fundamental challenge is the definition and application of 'theories.' Throughout the book, the selection of particular theories and theorists seemed highly arbitrary. As I read this 406 page book, I kept wondering why one set of theories was chosen over others. It also summons an odd combination of pretty dated theory imposed over the Covid crisis.
A bit weird.
The attention to women and leadership focuses the strongest chapter. The (very) specific challenges confronting women as they move into the histories of leadership are startlingly clear.
A solid book on leadership. A weird book on theory.
A bit weird.
The attention to women and leadership focuses the strongest chapter. The (very) specific challenges confronting women as they move into the histories of leadership are startlingly clear.
A solid book on leadership. A weird book on theory.
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December 27, 2025Mandatory reading for graduate school. This reads like a research paper.
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