Exploring Leadership

The book describes the theories and models of leadership that have developed over time, and provides an analytical and multidisciplinary framework for discussion of leaders and leadership from individual, organizational, and societal perspectives.

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Sir Brian Burridge, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Finmeccanica UK, and Former Air Chief Marshall, Royal Air Force Exploring Leadership is both a very timely and highly relevant book. It has long been recognized that the nature of effective leadership owes much to context, but recent history points to an acceleration in the shift of the contextual backdrop. We now live in an age where a diversity of leadership styles is an absolute requirement to address the ambiguity inherent in our complex world: an eclectic approach to leadership is indeed todays requirement. Hence, the theme of
rerouting rather than uprooting leadership studies is absolutely relevant as we face the challenges of the future, and this book makes the case with both conviction and fluency.

Joe Raelin, Asa S. Knowles Chair of Practice-Oriented Education, Northeastern University, USA Among the opening lines from this provocative book, coined by a gifted team of writers from the Centre for Leadership Studies, are the rhetorical: Not another book on leadership! My follow-up to this statement has to be noted for the record: But this is not your typical book on leadership! It is a journey through a leadership landscape that is like no other; so be prepared to hold onto your seats. Exploring Leadership is just that; an exploration into new territory in
leadership studies, focusing less on classic individualistic approaches, in favour of alternative contemporary emphases on leaderships critical, relational, interpretive, and subjective nature. This volume needs to be read by all students of leadership, young and old.

John Burgoyne, Professor of Management Learning, University of Lancaster and Henley Management College Do we need another leadership book? Yes to this one because it gives a uniquely well balanced, accessible, and integrated overview of most of the main perspectives and issues in leadership. Read this one instead of the other 39,999!

Jeff Gold, Professor of Organisation Learning, Leeds Metropolitan University Another book on the panacea that is leadership? Importantly, both these issues are dealt with quickly and seriously in a very timely book. Given the focus on leaders and leadership in recent years, both with respect to the general view that our leaders are responsible for our difficulties and the vast amounts devoted to developing leaders, we need a critically balanced view that helps assess where we are and what questions need to be considered to take us forward. And that is what
we get here.

Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership, Warwick Business School There are thousands of books on leadership but I wouldn't recommend many of them. I would recommend this one. It's a gem: contemporary, critical, well-written, and provocative. What more would you want?

Eric Guthey, Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark This multi-authored volume provides an engaging explorat...

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1. Introduction: Exploring Leadership; 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Leadership; 3. Individual Perspectives on Leadership; 4. Organizational Perspectives on Leadership; 5. Societal Perspectives on Leadership; 6. Emerging Perspectives and Enduring Dilemmas in Leadership; 7. Conclusion: Where Next for Leadership Studies?

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