Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox

CRONIN, Thomas E., and GENOVESE, Michael A.

ISBN 10: 161205143X / ISBN 13: 9781612051437

Published by Paradigm Publishers, Boulder, 2012

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8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. ix, 372pp. Near fine. Second printing, tight and attractive, of this study -- with neon yellow circular flute-edged "Winner Outstanding Leadership Book Award 2013" sticker on front wrapper. Choice presentation inscription from Cronin in blue fineline on title page: "Bob / With great thanks / and respect for Bob / Malott! You were, / in certain ways, a / godfather for this / Project since I began / my research for this in / an office you helped me / get at Hoover / Inst. / Tania & I have great / memories of our friendship / with you, Ibby, Liza / & Dean. / Tom Cronin." Robert Malott (1926-2018) was a noted Chicago business leader, CEO of FMC Corporation, Republican politico and philanthropist.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox
• Publisher: Paradigm Publishers, Boulder
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161205143X
• ISBN 13: 9781612051437
• Binding: Paperback
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Business & Economics
  • Books
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Some leaders fundamentally alter the status quo whilst others guide quietly. Most leadership books emphasise specific rules, but Tom Cronin and Michael Genovese see leadership as filled with paradox. Leadership Matters offers a different view of leadership - one that builds community and responds creatively to new situations. Cronin and Genovese argue that leadership is about more than just charisma and set leaders on to a different path - to unleash the power of paradox.

About the Author

Thomas E. Cronin is the McHugh Professor of American Institutions and Leadership at Colorado College. He is president emeritus of Whitman College (1993-2005) and a former acting president of Colorado College (1991). He earned a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University, and is author, coauthor, or editor of a dozen books on politics and government. Cronin is a past president of both the Western Political Science Association and the Presidency Research Group and was honored by the American Political Science Association with the Charles E. Merriam Award recognizing outstanding contributions to the art of government.

Michael A. Genovese is Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies and holds the Loyola Chair of Leadership as Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Southern California and has authored over 30 books and edits a series on the presidency. Genovese has won numerous awards for outstanding teaching and scholarship.