Bones The Cult of the Leader

A Manifesto for More Authentic Business
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-97804-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten, E-Book

A critical look at the way that business leadership has gone sobadly wrong.
Modern business is obsessed with leaders. We talk aboutleadership all the time, but its real meaning is becoming more andmore obscure. Recent corporate crises have shown that all toooften, our leaders are missing in action when we need them most. Inthis groundbreaking and provocative new book, Chris Bones shows howwe need to:
* Restore trust and confidence
* Be more realistic about what leaders can and can't do
* Redefine talent
* Revalue experience
* Reconsider remuneration

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bones, Christopher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements ix
Introduction: The Gods that Failed 1
Part One: The Diagnosis 13
1. Practically perfect in every way: The making of the modernleader 15
2. Because we're worth it: The rise of the L'Oreal generation44
3. Why didn't we see it coming? The loss of liability,stewardship and owner control 67
4. The public gets what the public wants: Values, confidence,trust and reputation in leadership 98
Part Two: The Solutions 125
5. The manifesto for a more authentic business 127
6. Diamonds on the soles of your shoes: The real war for talent136
7. Moving from warm gestures to cold showers: A reframing ofexecutive reward 166
8. Less is more: The future of leadership and its development inorganizations 202
Conclusion: The importance of being earnest. The price of thecult and the value of leadership 229
Index 256

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Bones is Professor of Creativity and Leadershipat Manchester Business School. He is also Dean Emeritus of HenleyBusiness School. In the course of his 22 year career in business,he has worked at companies including Cadbury Schweppes, Shell andDiageo. He is also a highly-regarded public commentator onleadership, management and HR.
He is the author of one previous book The Self-ReliantManager.