Theory and practice of leadership

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Author:

Gill, Roger.

ISBN:

9781849200240

9781849200233

Personal Author:

Gill, Roger.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

London : SAGE, 2011.

Physical Description:

xviii, 532 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: 2006.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

ch. 1 Introduction: The Nature and Importance of Leadership -- Overview -- What is Leadership? -- Leadership and Followership -- Leadership versus Management -- Leadership and Change -- The Impact and Importance of Leadership -- Leadership throughout the Hierarchy: Individual, Shared and Distributed Leadership -- ch. 2 Sectoral Similarities and Differences in Leadership -- Overview -- Leadership in Business -- Leadership in Politics -- Leadership in the Public Sector -- Leadership in the UK's Higher Education Institutions -- Leadership in the Not-for-Profit Sector -- Leadership in the Armed Forces -- ch. 3 Leadership Theory: A Critical Review, Synthesis and Redefinition -- Overview -- Trait Theories of Leadership: The Heroic Leader -- Theories of Emergent and Servant Leadership -- Leadership Style Theories -- The Bradford Model: The Micro Skills of Leadership -- Psychodynamic Theory: Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) -- Path-Goal Theory --

Situational and Contingency Theories of Leadership -- The `New Leadership': Vision, Charisma and Transformational Leadership -- The Full Range Leadership Model -- Engaging Transformational Leadership -- Other Theories and Models of Leadership -- Leadership Theory: Current Status -- Redefining Leadership -- ch. 4 Leadership and Vision -- Overview -- What is Vision? -- The Importance of a Shared Vision -- Creating the Vision -- Communicating and Sustaining the Vision -- Vision as a Driving Force -- Translating Vision into Reality -- The Impact of Vision -- Visionary Leadership in Action -- ch. 5 Leadership and Purpose -- Overview -- What is Organizational Purpose? -- Vision and Purpose as Distinct -- Creating a Statement of Purpose -- The Importance and Benefits of a Shared Purpose -- ch. 6 Leadership and Values -- Overview -- What are Values? -- Leadership and Personal Values -- Leadership and Corporate Values -- Key Values and the Behaviour of Leaders --

The Relationship between Leaders' Values and Organizational Performance -- The Importance and Identification of Shared Values -- Business Ethics, Social Responsibility and Leadership -- The Best Companies to Work for -- Leading with Responsibility and Conviction -- What is Culture? -- Organizational Culture and Leadership -- National Culture and Leadership -- The GLOBE Project and Follow-up Studies -- ch. 7 Leadership and Strategy -- Overview -- What is Strategy? -- Schools of Strategy Theory -- The Characteristics and Consequences of Strategy -- Strategy as Part of Leadership -- Developing the Strategy -- Implementing Strategy -- Strategic Leadership -- ch. 8 Leadership and Empowerment -- Overview -- What is Empowerment? -- Empowerment and Leadership Styles -- The Practice of Empowerment -- Empowerment and Culture -- The Benefits of Empowerment -- Leadership Issues and Problems with Empowerment -- Empowerment, the Learning Organization and Creativity --

ch. 9 Leadership and Engagement -- Overview -- So What Exactly is Engagement? -- Engagement and Motivation -- Engagement, Power and Influence -- Engagement and Inspiration -- Inspirational Language and Speech -- ch. 10 Multiple Intelligences of Leadership -- Overview -- Forms of Intelligence -- Cognitive Intelligence -- Emotional Intelligence -- Social Intelligence -- Cultural Intelligence -- Moral Intelligence -- Spiritual Intelligence -- Behavioural Intelligence and the Practical Interplay and Expression of Multiple Intelligences in Leadership -- ch. 11 The Assessment and Development of Leadership -- Overview -- Are Leaders `Born' or `Made'? -- Leadership Competence -- The Need for Improvement in the Assessment and Development of Leadership -- Assessment of Leadership Potential and Development Needs -- How Leaders Develop, Succeed and Survive -- Barriers to Leadership Development -- Leadership Development Strategy --

Designing Leadership Development Programmes -- The Effectiveness of Leadership Development Programmes -- ch. 12 Leadership Brand: Sustaining Leadership Excellence -- Overview -- What is `Leadership Brand'? -- A Strategy for Leadership Branding -- Concluding Remarks.

Subject Term:

Leadership.

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Summary

Praise for the first edition:

′At last a well-written, balanced and insightful British book on leadership. It is probable that every theory and assertion of consequence is commented upon. A real tour-de-force.′

- Emeritus Professor Gerry Randell, University of Bradford School of Management

′Theory and Practice of Leadership is an all encompassing, global review of examples and case studies that is both comprehensive and easily adaptable to almost any situation one would encounter in leading people.′

- Richard J. Conwell, Nova Southeastern University, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship

If you are looking for a more holistic and critical take on the field of leadership, look no further! The second edition of this engaging and highly-respected text offers an exploration of leadership in a variety of contexts, both profit-orientated and non-profit.

New to this edition:

Refined to capture and delineate the essential theories more clearly, with broader coverage taking in the latest developments in areas such as change, politics, assessment and development of leadership, and multiple intelligences. Further development of a new integrative model of core leadership themes and practices. Abundant examples and illustrations, together with detailed explanations of how they apply in practice. A companion website with an Instructor′s Manual, PowerPoint slides, links to additional case studies and full-text journal articles.

Theory and Practice of Leadership will prove a highly-stimulating read for undergraduate and postgraduate students of leadership and related subjects as well as management consultants and practising managers.