Keith Grint: Leadership - A Very Short Introduction
The subject of leadership raises many questions: What is it? How does it differ from management and command? Are leaders born or bred? Who are the leaders? Do we actually need leaders?
ISBN: |
9780199569915 |
Author: |
Keith Grint |
Page: |
142 |
Binding: |
Soft cover |
Publication date: |
2010 |
Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Language: |
English |
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Inevitably, the answers are provocative and partial; leadership is a hugely important topic of debate. There are constant calls for 'greater' or 'stronger' leadership, but what this actually means, how we can evaluate it, and why it's important are not very clear.
In this Very Short Introduction Keith Grint prompts the reader to rethink their understanding of what leadership is. He examines the way leadership has evolved from its earliest manifestations in ancient societies, highlighting the beginnings of leadership writings through Plato, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli and others, to consider the role of the social, economic, and political context undermining particular modes of leadership.
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