Dilemmas of Leadership

4. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-94947-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Leadership, the practice of focusing and motivating a group or organization to achieve its aims, is a much discussed but often misunderstood concept. Dilemmas of Leadership is a comprehensive and well-established textbook that introduces the subject.

Readers are invited to make a series of metaphorical journeys of discovery, thematically organized around fundamental dilemmas within the field of leadership studies. Building on the success of previous editions, the text uses a simple map-based approach to consider dilemmas such as:

- Is a leader born or made?

- How are tensions between ethical dilemmas and economic self-interest resolved?

- How does a leader's desire for control balance with the need to empower members of the organization?

This fourth edition is fully updated with a range of new up-to-date practical examples and new coverage on digital transformation and sustainability. The AI revolution has also created new dilemmas which are addressed in updated materials throughout the book, but particularly in the chapters on creative leadership and emerging issues.  Pedagogy to support learning includes mini-cases, quizzes, exercises, and boxes.

This textbook is essential reading for Masters and MBA students on leadership courses, as well as managers pursuing leadership development.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rickards, Tudor

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Leadership journeys, dilemmas, and maps

2 Born or made? Dilemmas of destiny and development

3 Project teams and the dilemmas of functional leadership

4 Charisma: Ancient and modern versions

5 Shared meanings and why myths matter: Mapping the symbolic

and the cultural

6 Dilemmas of trust, competence, and vulnerability

7 Strategic leadership: Do strategic leaders matter?

8 The narrative turn: Dilemmas of power, discrimination,

and diversity

9 Ethical dilemmas

10 Creativity and leadership: Dilemmas of dreams, denial,

and change management

11 Sporting leadership and the search for excellence

12 Emerging issues and dilemmas

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tudor Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK.