Leadership for the Disillusioned : Moving Beyond Myths and Heroes to Leading That Liberates
Showing how traditional ideas surrounding leadership have been captured by narrow interests and corporate templates, this investigation tackles fundamental questions about leadership head on. The chapters challenge leadership assumptions and myths, exploring an approach to leading that is truly liberating for both leaders and those around them. Drawing on a wide set of social ideas from Eastern philosophies to personal encounters with exceptional leaders, this is a must-have for anyone who is looking for an alternative way to lead
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9781282067363, 9786612067365, 9781741761184, 9781741751000, 1282067362, 6612067365, 1741761182, 1741751004
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; contents; table, figure and images; acknowledgments; Introduction: Leadership for liberation; SOME BACKGROUND; A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF LEADERSHIP; LEADERSHIP THAT LIBERATES; A DIFFERENT WAY OF WRITING; OVERVIEW; PART I: What's wrong with leadership?; 1: The seduction of leadership; HOW LEADERSHIP SEDUCES; STEVE VIZARD AND DOUBLE SEDUCTION; AESTHETICS AND PERFORMANCE; GRATIFICATION IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; 2: What's wrong with ideas about leadership?; A SHORT HISTORY OF RECENT LEADERSHIP THINKING; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP; THE MILITARY VIEW. DISCOURSESCONVENTIONAL WISDOMS AND CRITICAL ALTERNATIVES; 3: Teaching and learning about leadership; LEARNING HOW TO TEACH; CAN LEADERSHIP BE TAUGHT?; A LIBERATING INTENT; RISKS AND CHALLENGES IN TEACHING; PART II: Practices of liberating leadership; 4: Going back; THE NEGLECT OF BACKGROUNDS; HOW CHILDHOODS ARE IMPORTANT IN LEADERSHIP; WORKING WITH LEADERS ON BACKGROUNDS; DEPENDENCY AND OBEDIENCE; TAKING A STAND: CATHY WALTER'S STORY; 5: Working with power; THREE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH POWER; UNDERSTANDINGS OF POWER; NEW WAYS TO LEAD WITH POWER; 6: Bringing bodies into leadership. THE IMPORTANCE OF BODIESWHY LEADERS HAVE BEEN SEEN AS BODILESS; THEORISING BODIES; TWO CASE STUDIES OF LEADERSHIP BODY WORK; CHRIS SARRA; CHRISTINE NIXON; HOW BODY WORK FOSTERS LIBERATING LEADERSHIP; 7: Breath and mindfulness; THE THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF BREATH; BREATHING AND MINDFULNESS IN LEADERSHIP; SOME EXAMPLES; BEGINNING AN MBA CLASS WITH BREATHING; RESISTING BREATHING AS COERCIVE; TEACHING YOGA AT THE BUSINESS SCHOOL; BREATHING IN LEADERSHIP; PART: III Going deeper; 8: The identity work of leadership; CRAFTING SELVES; PRESSURES TO 'BE' OR FIND A SUCCESSFUL SELF; SOLUTIONS TO IDENTITY. AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF IDENTITY WORK9: Leading with spirit; MY INITIATION IN SPIRITUAL MATTERS; SPIRITUALITY IN LEADERSHIP; RISKS AND RESERVATIONS; TWO PROFILES OF LEADING WITH SPIRIT; LILLIAN HOLT; JOHN WILSON; RETHINKING SPIRITUALITY IN LEADERSHIP; 10: Less-ego leadership; LEARNING ABOUT EGO FROM EASTERN PHILOSOPHIES: MY INTRODUCTION; A LIBERATING INTENT; BEING REFLECTIVE, WITH LESS EGO; A CONNECTED RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS; CULTIVATING A SCEPTICAL VIEW; RESUMING THE PERSONAL; Epilogue; notes; bibliography; index
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