This book will interest clinicians who have wondered what professional practice would be like in the corporate setting and want to learn more about the psychological and organizational dynamics that 'drive' executive behavior. Based on the premise that leadership effectiveness is a function of both leader productivity and health, this book reviews the latest information and research data and offers case studies to illustrate specific strategies for maximizing executive health. Len Sperry has been consulting to executives and organizations for 30 years and has written numerous articles and several books on executives and workplace dynamics.

"Bearding The Lion That Roared" showcases chapters published by Harry Levinson, corporate consulting pioneer and founder of psychoanalytic organizational theory and practice. (Diamond, 2003.)" Harry Levinson, the son of a Polish, Jewish tailor from Lodz, was born in Port Jervis, New York more than 80 years ago. Considered by many as the founder of psychoanalytic organization psychology, he was awarded the prestigious American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology in 2000. Now semi-retired and living with his wife Miriam in Delray Beach, Florida, he is chairman of The Levinson Institute, and Clinical Professor of Psychology Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Articles presented here illustrate Levinson's consulting work with senior executives, managers, and leaders in emotionally challenging circumstances. Spanning more than fifty years, Harry has inspired countless next-generation psychologists with his dedication to advancing organizational consulting psychology. His keen observations, easy to read case studies, and insightful interactions with consultants as well as clients, led him to be recognized as a legend in his own time, in the professional community to whom this volume is dedicated.

Executives today encounter social, psychological, and technical problems undreamed of by their predecessors. To help meet these challenges, Levinson has written a thorough and timely revision of his acknowledged classic, "The Exceptional Executive."

In "Executive" the author has added new material emphasizing the need for executive flexibility the ability to work with multiple constituencies, to mitigate tensions between middle and top management, to comprehend the social context within which business operates and to understand the needs of women and minorities. He has also added fourteen case studies that illuminate these major themes and problems.