Description
SAGE Publications Ltd A Very Short, Fairly Interesting And Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership by Brad Jackson
An engaging guide through the cacophony of competing perspectives and models of leadership, the new edition includes an expanded discussion of contemporary topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis.
Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way.
Suitable for students of leadership, professionals working in organizations and anyone curious about the workings of leadership.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Leadership through the Leader
Chapter 3: Leadership through the Follower
Chapter 4: Leadership through Process
Chapter 5: Leadership through Performance
Chapter 6: Leadership through Place
Chapter 7: Leadership through Purpose
Chapter 8: Developing Future Leadership
Appendix: Resources for Studying Leadership