Description: Metaphors We Lead by : Understanding Leadership in the Real World, Paperback by Alvesson, Mats (EDT); Spicer, Andre (EDT), ISBN 0415568455, ISBN-13 9780415568456, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK 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. Th 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.
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Book Title: Metaphors We Lead by : Understanding Leadership in the Real World
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Metaphors We Lead By: Understanding Leadership in the Real World
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Management
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 363 g
Author: Andre Spicer, Mats Alvesson
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
