Leadership Myth

The best leaders are born, not made. The best leaders are always in control. The best leaders are those with the highest IQs. But are they really? The thinking surrounding what makes the greatest leaders is increasingly muddled by stereotypes, snake oil promises and pseudo-science. The best leaders rely on fact, not fads. Myths of Leadership blasts away the fluff and confronts false legends head on. Jo Owen uses the most credible research to analyze each myth, using international business case studies, leadership theory and insightful interviews, to uncover the truth.

From one of the world's preeminent political historians, comes a magisterial study of political leadership around the world from the advent of parliamentary democracy to the age of Obama. Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that 'strong leaders', dominant individual wielders of power, are the most successful and admirable. Within authoritarian regimes, a collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with a personal dictatorship.

There are a lot of right leadership strategies and techniques our leaders have been using throughout history. In Bundle Leaders Guidebook, you will uncover the secrets to exceptional leadership. The books are designed to get you thinking about your own leadership style, and what you need to do to enhance your leadership.

There are a lot of right leadership strategies and techniques our leaders have been using throughout history. In Leadership Strategies and Tactics Guidebook for Leaders, you will uncover the secrets to exceptional leadership. The books are designed to get you thinking about your own leadership style and what you need to do to enhance your leadership.

يمكنك قراءة هذا الكتاب بأي ترتيب تريده. يمكنك أن تتصفحه على فترات، أو أن تبدأ قراءته من البداية وحتى النهاية، أو أن تبدأ من النهاية ثم تقرأه بعكس الترتيب. يمكنك قراءته كله مرة واحدة، أو أن تقرأ منه فصلًا واحدًا كل يوم قبل أن تبدأ العمل. الهدف من هذا الكتاب هو شحذ الأفكار بشأن طبيعة القيادة بشكل عام، وكيف تستطيع القيادة بصورة أفضل. وإذا جعلك هذا الشحذ للأفكار تضحك أو تلعن الكتاب، فلا بأس بذلك. ولا يدعي الكتاب أن لديه إجابة حاسمة بشأن القيادة، لأنه لا توجد أي إجابة حاسمة فيما يتعلق بالقيادة.

Management icon Henry Mintzberg dismantles twenty dangerous business myths in this essential guide for thoughtful leaders. Henry Mintzberg, legendary management thinker and recipient of the Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award, has spent decades challenging conventional wisdom about how...

Yiannis Gabriel examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our 'post-truth' times: environmental degradation, mass migration, war, inequality, exclusion, authoritarianism and perplexing technological possibilities. It shows how Greek myths continue to...

In The Myth of the Fearless Leader, Dr. Tonya Jackman Hampton, an accomplished entrepreneur, consultant, and community leader, brings her 30 years of strategic executive expertise to redefine leadership in the face of fear. With a profound commitment to women's empowerment, social justice, organizations, and community development, Dr. Jackman Hampton offers a unique perspective on leadership.

Each of us would like to create the company of our dreams, and thus, over time, achieve professional success and financial freedom. The problem is identifying what you don't know. This unknown, this uncertainty, is what keeps so many from venturing out to create their own successful enterprises. That fear of failure, limited business knowledge or any myriad of excuses to keep you from reaching for your dreams. Now compound this for women.