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Contemporary perspectives on leadership : focus and
meaning for ambiguous times
Edited by James C. Sarros
Prahran, Vic. : Tilde University Press, 2009
ISBN: 9780734610683
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Book description
In the mid-1990s, almost three quarters of CEOs either died in
office or retired. Today, the majority are being asked to leave their
job. The market now is moving so fast and unpredictably that leaders
soon lose their relevance. The chapters in Contemporary
Perspectives on Leadership show us how leaders deal with issues, and how
they develop talents and strategies for getting the best out of their
people.
Good leadership is based on the ability to create direction, focus and
meaning in times of ambiguity and anxiety. Good leadership is about
building or rebuilding a culture of trust in our organisations.
Building trust requires leaders of character who are in tune with their
environment, who listen to others, who are open to new information, and who
are not easily swayed by uninformed public opinion.
Leadership is as much about knowing what you stand for as it is about
knowing what you won't stand for. The research shows that thinking of
oneself as a leader is an important motivator for acting as a leader and for
further developing leadership skills. You need to have a healthy sense of
your own destiny and power to influence change. And you need to think
of others first.
Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership is about keeping us
up-to-date on the research and practice of leadership during dynamic times,
in organisation as well as in our everyday lives, as individuals and as
members of groups, as leaders and as followers. The contributors to
Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership show us that the skills required
to lead in this changing workplace are multifaceted and demanding, but that
there are some approaches that hold fast regardless of the circumstances or
the objectives.
About the author
James C. Sarros is Professor of Management at Monash
University. His research interests are organisational leadership,
culture, values and character. He has published over 100 articles
and five texts in the area, and conducts corporate workshops on
leadership character.
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