Leadership for the Disillusioned: Moving Beyond Myths and Heroes to Leading That Liberates - Softcover

Sinclair, Amanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741751004 ISBN 13: 9781741751000

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2007

Synopsis

Leadership for the Disillusioned is a true gem among the avalanche of books published each year on leadership. In a very different voice, Amanda Sinclair provides us with deep insights in her search for a different type of leader she truly liberates us from the shadow side of the leader within.'Professor Manfred Kets de Vries, Director, INSEAD Global Leadership Center We expect our leaders to be assertive, confident, in control. Can they, and we, live up to this? Or should leadership instead be aimed at altogether different outcomes?Amanda Sinclair, writer, professor at Australia's foremost Business School and yoga teacher, tackles these fundamental questions about leadership head on. She shows how our ideas about leadership have been captured by narrow interests and corporate templates. Challenging leadership assumptions and myths, she explores an approach to leading that is truly liberating for both leaders and those around them.Leadership for the Disillusioned is not a guide to getting to the top: it will take you on a different journey. Sinclair draws on a wide set of social ideas, including Eastern philosophies, as well as personal encounters with exceptional leaders. Leadership for the Disillusioned is for anyone who is looking for an alternative way to lead. This is a marvellous book, one of the best I have ever read on leadership.Beautifully written, clear and concise, it is also personal, experiential and empowering.' Professor David Collinson, Lancaster University Management School At long last, Amanda Sinclair blows open leadership myths?this book is a must for all of us who want leadership to be about liberation and freedom.'Rhonda Galbally, CEO, www.ourcommunity.com.au Amanda brings a philosophical skepticism to much academic writing about leadership.she has produced a book marked by honesty and self-examination.'Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne

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Review:

"A true gem among the avalanche of books published each year on leadership. In a very different voice, Amanda Sinclair provides us with deep insights in her search for a different type of leader and she truly liberates us from the shadow side of the leader within." --Professor Manfred Kets de Vries, director, INSEAD Global Leadership Center
"This is a marvellous book, one of the best I have ever read on leadership . . . Beautifully written, clear and concise, it is also personal, experiential and empowering." --Professor David Collinson, Lancaster University Management School

"At long last, Amanda Sinclair blows open leadership myths. This book is a must for all of us who want leadership to be about liberation and freedom." --Rhonda Galbally, CEO, www.ourcommunity.com.au

Synopsis:

This work critically examines modern leadership ways and values, and offers a more positive and realistic alternative. We expect our leaders to be almost superhuman, to provide all the answers, and to never fail us. Yet this belief prevents both leaders and their followers from finding new ways to do the work of leadership. Our workplaces - from huge corporations to community groups - are increasingly enthralled by the idea that more leadership is what's needed to correct the mistakes that previous leaders have already made. "Leadership for the Disillusioned" presents a critical examination of current leadership styles and offers a more realistic alternative. Drawing on Eastern philosophies, it shows how we can become open to the challenges and potential of social and personal change, and thus lead with less ego, how we can make greater connection with others, and in a more liberating way.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1741751004
• ISBN 13: 9781741751000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240