Fearless Leadership: Managing Fear, Leading with Courage and Strengthening Authenticity (Routledge Focus on Business and Management) - Softcover

Henriksen, Morten; Lundby, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032023651 ISBN 13: 9781032023656

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

All management starts with self-management – handle fear and become an authentic leader. Often, the problem with management is not theoretical, but practical. Managers know enough about leadership, but a lot of them do not act accordingly. They know what should be done in a given situation but fear the discomfort and uncertainty that comes with it.

The fear keeps many managers from stepping up to their responsibility. Therefore, the fear in leadership is playing a decisive role in the life and effectiveness of organizations. Based on research on the theoretical knowledge and the practical behavior of managers, combined with a long-time experience as consultants, the authors argue for the importance of practical judgment and emotional courage in management. This is essential in acting as an authentic leader, who does not feel paralyzed and trapped in paradoxes. Management books typically address the question of "what is good management," whereas this book is concerned with how to practice good management by exercising fearless leadership and emotional courage.

It is a practical book that aims at inspiring the reader to act by providing specific tools and methods and will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of leadership, strategic management, organizational studies and behavior, management development, and industrial and organizational psychology.

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About the Author

Morten Novrup Henriksen is a business psychologist, author and speaker in leadership. Morten is an approved specialist (post graduate) in business psychology. Morten is co-creator and partner in the business psychological consultancy firm, IMPAQ, Denmark.

Thomas Lundby is a business psychologist, author and speaker in leadership. Thomas is an approved specialist (post graduate) in business psychology. Thomas is co-creator and partner in the business psychological consultancy firm, IMPAQ, Denmark.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032023651
• ISBN 13: 9781032023656
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120