The Authentic Leader
Author(s):Red Globe Press
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26 October 2015
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16 September 2017
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Neil Thompson provides a fresh, unique perspective on leadership skills. The Authentic Leader highlights problems with existing approaches and makes a case for a human centred-approach. It will enrich understanding...
Show MoreNeil Thompson provides a fresh, unique perspective on leadership skills. The Authentic Leader highlights problems with existing approaches and makes a case for a human centred-approach. It will enrich understanding of good leadership by demonstrating the importance of authenticity in empowering and leading others.
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Written in the accessible style that the author is renowned for, it takes complex concepts and applies them clearly to the everyday, practical role of leadership
Has broad appeal across a number of disciplines, from business and management to youth and community work
Divided into three parts it explores the problems with current leadership theory and practice; unravels existentialist philosophy and its contribution to an authentic approach to leadership; and applies authentic leadership to practice by linking key skills to different problem scenarios
Introduction
PART I: LEADERSHIP IN CONTEXT 1. Problems with Leadership Theory
2. Problems with Leadership Practice
3. Leadership in Social Context
PART II: EXISTENTIAL AUTHENTICITY 4. Authenticity and its Importance
5. Understanding Human Existence: Ontology
6. The Role of Meaning: Phenomenology
PART III: AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE 7. Leadership Praxis
8. Existentialism in Practice
9. Authentic Leadership
Conclusion.