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Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions
Donna Ladkin
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Description for Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions
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A must-read for serious leadership studies scholars, Rethinking Leadership offers a radical reconceptualization of leadership as a contextually embedded, physically embodied phenomenon. The book arrives at original and surprising answers to perennial questions such as 'What is leadership?' and 'How do leaders lead change?', by addressing them from a philosophical, rather than psychological or sociological standpoint.
A must-read for serious leadership studies scholars, Rethinking Leadership offers a radical reconceptualization of leadership as a contextually embedded, physically embodied phenomenon. The book arrives at original and surprising answers to perennial questions such as 'What is leadership?' and 'How do leaders lead change?', by addressing them from a philosophical, rather than psychological or sociological standpoint.
Beautifully written, Ladkin makes complex ideas accessible by illustrating them with practical examples drawn from her wide experience as a leadership academic and management consultant across a range of commercial, political and not-for-profit organisations. A fresh voice amongst the crowded field of leadership studies, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857931313
SKU
V9780857931313
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About Donna Ladkin
Donna Ladkin, Professor of Inclusive Leadership, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK
Reviews for Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions
‘Books about leadership abound, often generalizing from a heroic leader’s own experiences or reflecting the latest incremental advances in scholarly theorizing. Rethinking Leadership is different in that Ladkin questions the key questions of leadership thinking and thus arrives at a radically different conception of leadership. It is a welcome conception that recognizes the embodied, sensual, felt nature of leadership as ... Read more