Metaphors We Lead By

Metaphors We Lead By
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 419
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ISBN-10 : 9781136889424
ISBN-13 : 1136889426
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Book Synopsis Metaphors We Lead By by : Mats Alvesson

Download or read book Metaphors We Lead By written by Mats Alvesson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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