The Elephant in the Boardroom: The causes of leadership derailment - Softcover

Furnham, A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349310921 ISBN 13: 9781349310920

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

This book from the acclaimed management writer Adrian Furnham, explores the dark side of leadership and how and why leaders can have a negative impact upon their companies and organisations. It asks why too often people do not speak out but instead ignore the problems they are causing.

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Review:

'Although leadership is the most important topic in the organizational sciences, there is no consensus in the professional literature regarding the characteristics of effective leaders. There is, however, surprising consensus regarding the characteristics of incompetent leaders, whose actions ruin companies and even countries. In this useful and engaging book, Professor Adrian Furnham summarizes what we know about this vitally important problem.' - Robert Hogan, PhD, President, Hogan Assessment Systems

'This is an enlightening book, which lifts the lid on some of the secrets of the causes of managerial failure. The elephant is there in the corner and Professor Furnham has shone a light so that the beast can be seen clearly. This is a service that was sorely needed and this very readable book will prove invaluable in understanding (and perhaps avoiding) leadership failure.' - Business Executive

Book Description:

Bad managers can break and destroy whole organizations. The author shows how potentially good leaders can become derailed and how this leads to failure

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1349310921
• ISBN 13: 9781349310920
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 293