Paradoxes Of Power And Leadership

Author : Miguel Pina e Cunha,Stewart R. Clegg,Arménio Rego,Marco Berti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351056649

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Paradoxes of Power and Leadership by Miguel Pina e Cunha,Stewart R. Clegg,Arménio Rego,Marco Berti Pdf

Why do great companies and other organizations fail, sometimes abruptly? Why do admired leaders fall from their organizational pedestals? Why do young and promising managers derail? Why do organizations create and reinforce rules that manifestly damage both them and those that they employ, serve and sustain? Leadership is a much-discussed but ill-defined idea in business and management circles. Analysing and understanding the skills and behaviours exhibited in leadership practice reveal that leaders exhibit paradoxical activities that challenge our understanding of organizations. In this text, the authors identify leadership behaviours that compete towards business equilibrium: selfish versus selfless, distance versus proximity, consistency versus individuality, enforcing professional standards versus flexibility and control versus autonomy. These paradoxical dilemmas require a reflexive and analytical approach to a subject that is tricky to define. The book explores the paradoxes of power and leadership not as a panacea for solving organizational problems but as a lens through which leadership and power are seen as an exercise in dynamic balance. Read this book as an invitation to the paradoxes of power and leadership that frame organizational life today. Be prepared to find surprises – and some counterintuitive arguments. Providing a thought-provoking guide to the traits and skills that will help readers to understand and navigate paradoxical leadership behaviour, this reflexive book will be a useful reading for students and scholars of business, management and psychology globally.

Author : Leah Tomkins
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788975506

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Paradox and Power in Caring Leadership by Leah Tomkins Pdf

Why does it matter that our leaders care about us? What might we reasonably expect from a caring leader, and what price are we prepared to pay for it? Is caring leadership something ‘soft’, or can it be linked to strategy and delivery? International scholars from the fields of ancient and modern philosophy, psychology, organization studies and leadership development offer a strikingly original debate on what it means for leaders to care.

Author : Thomas E. Cronin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Leadership
ISBN : 1610000005

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Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox by Thomas E. Cronin Pdf

Author : Joshua M Hunt,Walter E Natemeyer,Lawrence A Kuznar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798685995278

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Paradoxes of Power by Joshua M Hunt,Walter E Natemeyer,Lawrence A Kuznar Pdf

The American leadership power system is fractured. We've lost touch with how power relationships are supposed to work. As a result, our institutions, our nation, and almost every form of democratic republic may be worse off now than they have been in decades. In the United States alone, we have seen failures at the Federal, state, and local levels. We have also observed failure at the social level by 'civilized' members of society who would still attempt to deny power and privilege based on gender, race, or sex. Power in America is in paradox.This book is about transforming human relationships that are built around power. To start overcoming these paradoxes, we must understand where and how they originate. We'll talk about power relationships at every level: from government to governed, owners to employees and leaders to followers, to name a few. More importantly, we will suggest solutions, and attempt to demonstrate how success can emerge from failure when the right concepts and models are better understood.Perspective, combined with the willingness to observe, analyze, and critique our domains of power are necessary to recognize their respective paradoxes. This process is vital to getting back on track as a country, and to making power work better for everyone in our post-pandemic world. Our belief is that a fresh examination holds the promise to make the United States of America united once again. The rest of the world will benefit as well.

Author : Thomas E. Cronin,Michael A. Genovese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317256854

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Leadership Matters by Thomas E. Cronin,Michael A. Genovese Pdf

Some leaders fundamentally alter the status quo whilst others guide quietly. Most leadership books emphasise specific rules, but Tom Cronin and Michael Genovese see leadership as filled with paradox. Leadership Matters offers a different view of leadership - one that builds community and responds creatively to new situations. Cronin and Genovese argue that leadership is about more than just charisma and set leaders on to a different path - to unleash the power of paradox.

Author : Pat Williams
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780759527768

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The Paradox of Power by Pat Williams Pdf

Seasoned NBA executive Pat Williams ignores conventional management wisdom, instead turning to the Scriptures to develop successful leadership principles.

Author : Nina Rosoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136707773

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The Power of Paradox by Nina Rosoff Pdf

Leaders’ actions can have consequences opposite to those they intend. These unintentional results are difficult to detect, understand, and change. Consequently, leaders’ actions tend to persist resulting in further unexpected outcomes. This can create a vicious cycle of leadership failure. With all their best efforts, strategic, financial, scenario, human capital and operational plans in place, they fail. Unaware, they self-sabotage and sabotage others; again, the result is unintended consequences, no matter how hard they try. This book gives a glimpse into why and how this happens, and what to do about it. Understanding the Power of Paradox can empower leaders in uncertain times. Paradox reveals uncertainty giving leaders room to breathe and time to think, better able to deal with ambiguity and manage complexity, no longer stymied. Learning to think differently and behave with capabilities, you already have, more resilient, adaptive and flexible leaders execute conscious actions effectively, inspire and empower others, creating the consequences they intend, successful Protean Leaders.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Leadership
ISBN : 1280682515

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The Protean Leader by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pat Williams
Publisher : Faithwords
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 044658830X

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The Paradox of Power by Pat Williams Pdf

A seasoned NBA executive and author of "How to Be Like Mine" ignores conventional management wisdom, instead turning to the Scriptures to develop successful leadership principles.

Author : Dacher Keltner
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780698195592

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The Power Paradox by Dacher Keltner Pdf

A revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power. Celebrated UC Berkeley psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner argues that compassion and selflessness enable us to have the most influence over others and the result is power as a force for good in the world. Power is ubiquitous—but totally misunderstood. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, Dr. Dacher Keltner presents the very idea of power in a whole new light, demonstrating not just how it is a force for good in the world, but how—via compassion and selflessness—it is attainable for each and every one of us. It is taken for granted that power corrupts. This is reinforced culturally by everything from Machiavelli to contemporary politics. But how do we get power? And how does it change our behavior? So often, in spite of our best intentions, we lose our hard-won power. Enduring power comes from empathy and giving. Above all, power is given to us by other people. This is what we all too often forget, and it is the crux of the power paradox: by misunderstanding the behaviors that helped us to gain power in the first place we set ourselves up to fall from power. We abuse and lose our power, at work, in our family life, with our friends, because we've never understood it correctly—until now. Power isn't the capacity to act in cruel and uncaring ways; it is the ability to do good for others, expressed in daily life, and in and of itself a good thing. Dr. Keltner lays out exactly—in twenty original "Power Principles"—how to retain power; why power can be a demonstrably good thing; when we are likely to abuse power; and the terrible consequences of letting those around us languish in powerlessness.

Author : Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781601634740

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The Power of Paradox by Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier Pdf

We’re so often faced with apparent paradoxes: continuity and change, conservatism and progressiveness, predictability and chaos. In business, inherent tensions are mistakenly viewed as problems to be resolved once the “correct” answer is found. But when we consider only one direction—either A or B—we only see part of the picture. The strongest and most innovative solutions are frequently realized not through either/or decisionmaking, but by pursuing two contrasting options at the same time. Taking readers through the same steps she’s used to help Fortune 500 companies such as Scottrade, Georgia-Pacific, and Boeing, Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier reveals a dynamic critical-thinking process anyone can use to define the strategic tensions within his or her organization, identify the potential of seemingly conflicting options, and develop action steps to maximize the benefits of each. Complete with examples of companies that achieved a competitive advantage with this breakthrough strategy, The Power of Paradox will help you face chronic challenges with confidence and uncover unexpected and infinitely better solutions.

Author : Tim Elmore
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400228317

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The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership by Tim Elmore Pdf

Become a next generation leader—rich in emotional and social intelligence and orchestrating outstanding collaborative results—by mastering these eight status quo-shattering paradoxes. The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership unpacks the fresh strategies and new mindset required today from a next generation leader. Author Dr. Tim Elmore helps leaders of all kinds navigate increasingly complex, rapidly changing environments, as well as manage teams who bring a range of new demands and expectations to the workplace that haven’t been seen even one generation prior. After working alongside John C. Maxwell for twenty years, Tim offers counter-intuitive paradoxes that, when practiced, enable today’s leader to differentiate themselves and better connect with their team and customers. The book furnishes ideas that equip leaders to inspire team members in a way a paycheck never could. Having trained hundreds of thousands of young professionals to develop into leaders—Dr. Elmore shares the secrets of next generation leaders who have practiced the unique paradoxes outlined in this book and inspired their team members in a way that a paycheck never could. In The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership, readers will: Learn how today’s team members require a combination of different qualities from their leaders than they did in even the recent past; Grasp the importance of eight key paradoxes that are critical for next generation leaders to put into practice right now; Be inspired by historic and modern-day leaders who lived the eight paradoxes; and Understand how they too can lead with the eight paradoxes, guiding them to emotional and social intelligence that resonates with their teams and leads to outstanding collaborative results.

Author : Stephen Kotkin
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 975 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143127864

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Stalin by Stephen Kotkin Pdf

In his biography of Stalin, Kotkin rejects the inherited wisdom about Stalin's psychological makeup, showing us instead how Stalin's near paranoia was fundamentally political and closely tracks the Bolshevik revolution's structural paranoia, the predicament of a Communist regime in an overwhelmingly capitalist world, surrounded and penetrated by enemies. At the same time, Kotkin posits the impossibility of understanding Stalin's momentous decisions outside of the context of the history of imperial Russia.

Author : Richard Bolden,Morgen Witzel,Nigel Linacre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317614692

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Leadership Paradoxes by Richard Bolden,Morgen Witzel,Nigel Linacre Pdf

Leadership Paradoxes was shortlisted for the 2017 Management Book of the Year, an industry book award organised by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library. ******************************************** Leadership remains one of the most sought-after qualities in contemporary society, yet after centuries of research, education and debate it remains just as elusive as ever. Leadership Paradoxes: Rethinking Leadership for an Uncertain World argues that the key to understanding and enhancing leadership education, theory and practice lies in the recognition of its paradoxical tendencies. Drawing on the expertise of an international team of leadership scholars and practitioners, this book examines common leadership paradoxes and challenges faced by leaders — and shows how they can be reconceived as opportunities to be embraced, rather than problems to be solved. Readers will benefit from reflective questions at the end of each chapter, plus a companion website at www.leadershipparadoxes.com offering further material and a forum for discussion. Leadership Paradoxes will be valuable supplementary reading for students of leadership at advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, and post-experience level, as well as professionals seeking to improve their practice.

Author : Geoff Aigner
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781743310304

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The Australian Leadership Paradox by Geoff Aigner Pdf

Why are Australian leaders so reluctant to acknowledge the power they have and unsure what to do with it? Australian Leadership Paradox claims Australians have a serious problem with leadership. It explains the cultural roots of this problem, and ways we can become more purposeful leaders.