Metaphors We Lead by: Understanding Leadership in the Real World [Paperback]

Description: 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.

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Book Title: Metaphors We Lead by: Understanding Leadership in

Item Length: 23.1 cm

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Metaphors We Lead By: Understanding Leadership in the Real World

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publication Year: 2010

Subject: Management

Item Height: 234 mm

Item Weight: 363 g

Type: Textbook

Author: Mats Alvesson, Andre Spicer

Item Width: 156 mm

Format: Paperback