Executive Leadership: A Practical Guide to Managing Complexity (Developmental Management) - Softcover

Jaques, Elliott; Clement, Stephen D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631193138 ISBN 13: 9780631193135

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1994

Synopsis

Strong managerial leadership is a major factor in competitiveness and effectiveness in business. Companies must establish a managerial organization structure that puts competent managerial leaders into suitable roles. The aim of this practical text is to provide a foundation for leadership at a down--to--earth and understandable level.

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Review:

"This book is an enthralling read from start to finish and a marvellous addition to the Developmental Management series." Executive Development.

From the Back Cover:

Achieving decisive, accountable, value-adding, managerial leadership is critical to effective organizations. Jaques and Clement approach this leadership question in an entirely new way.

By clarifying the meaning of leadership within the organizational structure. they show that all managers must have leadership accountability, and that there con be no such thing as an effective manager who does not effectively discharge that accountability.

It is in this analysis of what makes for effective managerial leadership that Executive Leadership is at its most radical. Jaques and Clement reject the notion that particular groups of personality qualities and traits characterize effective leaders and instead focus on the requisite organizational structure for managerial leadership to occur.

Executive Leadership is a refreshingly practical approach to the development of decisive managerial leaders at all levels of the organization. It is essential reading for all concerned with organization development, leadership and human resource management.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0631193138
• ISBN 13: 9780631193135
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352