Furnham The Elephant in the Boardroom

The causes of leadership derailment
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-230-28122-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 283 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Business & Management Collection

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Furnham, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Part A Researching derailed, incompetent and failed leaders Early research and speculations Personality Styles, traits and disorders Part B The Successful psychopath Narcissism at Work Machiavellian leader Part C Sector Specific disorders Six More Odd Balls The Cognitively Challenged Leader Part D Preventing and Managing Derailment

Über Autor(innen)

ADRIAN FURNHAM is Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK and Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian School of Management. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and elected past President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. He is the author of over 800 journal articles and more than 55-odd books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant and trainer to a number of bodies including HM Government, and also a number of multinational corporations. He as been a columnist in The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television.