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This Field Guide offers a rich variety of academic approaches to
facilitate leadership development in adults. It is an invaluable
resource, giving insightful worked examples linked to theory and
reflective commentary. The extensive experiences of world leading
exponents of leadership development are distilled into practical
application for immediate use. The Editors have selected a diverse
range of approaches to leadership development which demonstrate the
broad platform of techniques and methods that enable leadership in
individuals and organisations to flourish. This Field Guide is
embedded in theoretical and academic ideas but still provides
accessible and comprehensive knowledge to development teams. Key
points at the end of each chapter help the reader to adopt or
translate the approaches for their own organisation and industrial
context. This Field Guide will be an invaluable resource for human
resource specialists, learning facilitators and trainers, and
faculty heads. It will also appeal to leadership academics and
postgraduate students, such as Masters students in business and
psychology, and those focusing on careers in human resources and
education. Contributors: S.J. Allen, A. Armitage, S. Bainbridge, S.
Barnes, R. Bathurst, J. Billsberry, P. Chapman, K. DeCay, G.
Edwards, C.P. Egri, S. Endres, J.L. Goolsby, J. Gosling, E. Guthey,
B. Hawkins, C. Jarvis, D.M. Jenkins, S. Kempster, F. Kennedy, D.
Ladkin, J. MacInnes, N. Modha, J.C. Quick, D. Schedlitzki, A.J.
Schwartz, W.I. Serhane, S. Smith, A.F. Turner, M. Uhl-Bien, E.
Watton, J. Weibler, S. Western
'This book is a winner. It bridges the gaps between leaders,
leadership scholars and leadership development practitioners to
introduce an exciting new model for how they can learn both from
and with each other to develop effective leadership in SMEs.
Blending practitioners' narratives, detailed accounts of their
development process and a healthy platter of 'theory sandwiches',
the book brings academic theory alive for practitioners and
highlights the theoretical significance of small business
leadership experience.' - Eric Guthey, The Copenhagen Business
School, Denmark 'This could be the most important leadership book
you have ever purchased. Underpinned by Steve Kempster's research
and operationalised so well by Stewart Barnes and Sue Smith, the
LEAD Programme is the shining light of British Leadership
Development. Having participated in the research, and joined in the
teaching, and having been a recipient of the programme, I can vouch
for it - LEAD works. But here's the thing ... it is not just for
SMEs.' - Ken Parry, Deakin University, Australia This is one of the
first books to fully value and realize the connection between
leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative,
encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership
program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories,
models and techniques that underpin the leadership methods and
approaches deployed at each stage of the delegate's journey. The
book follows three owner/managers over a ten-month period. Each
chapter splits into two - an aesthetic narrative on the learning
journey and a 'theory sandwich', which draws the reader's attention
to the theories, models and debates underpinning the learning at
each stage of the delegate's journey. Academics as well as students
will benefit from the research-based examination of leadership
learning in the SME context, as it will allow them to stand in the
shoes of owners or managers. Policy makers and practitioners will
also find the narrative both revealing and informative.
This Field Guide offers a rich variety of academic approaches to
facilitate leadership development in adults. It is an invaluable
resource, giving insightful worked examples linked to theory and
reflective commentary. The extensive experiences of world leading
exponents of leadership development are distilled into practical
application for immediate use. The Editors have selected a diverse
range of approaches to leadership development which demonstrate the
broad platform of techniques and methods that enable leadership in
individuals and organisations to flourish. This Field Guide is
embedded in theoretical and academic ideas but still provides
accessible and comprehensive knowledge to development teams. Key
points at the end of each chapter help the reader to adopt or
translate the approaches for their own organisation and industrial
context. This Field Guide will be an invaluable resource for human
resource specialists, learning facilitators and trainers, and
faculty heads. It will also appeal to leadership academics and
postgraduate students, such as Masters students in business and
psychology, and those focusing on careers in human resources and
education. Contributors: S.J. Allen, A. Armitage, S. Bainbridge, S.
Barnes, R. Bathurst, J. Billsberry, P. Chapman, K. DeCay, G.
Edwards, C.P. Egri, S. Endres, J.L. Goolsby, J. Gosling, E. Guthey,
B. Hawkins, C. Jarvis, D.M. Jenkins, S. Kempster, F. Kennedy, D.
Ladkin, J. MacInnes, N. Modha, J.C. Quick, D. Schedlitzki, A.J.
Schwartz, W.I. Serhane, S. Smith, A.F. Turner, M. Uhl-Bien, E.
Watton, J. Weibler, S. Western
This book seeks to answer the question of 'leadership for what?'.
We shall outline an answer by focusing on responsible leadership of
purpose through an inter-disciplinary perspective. Responsible
leadership moves the axis of leadership from leader-followers to
leader-stakeholders; away from looking at leadership as
person-centric - the qualities, abilities, and effectiveness of the
leader, to a focus on the purposes, responsibilities and activities
of leadership. Leadership orientation is about realising value for
a range of constituencies, not just the shareholders of the
business. In this way this book offers up an alternative business
model to that of dominant neo-liberal approaches to capitalism and
its flow-on effect to the leadership project. This is a model that
draws on a most obvious assumption - if leaders maximise the use of
all the capitals of their business they will maximise their
dividends, and thus deliver their responsibility to the
shareholders as well as other relevant stakeholders. This book
explores how five dividends (based on five capitals) can be
developed through attention to a sixth dividend (and sixth capital)
- the dividend from our planet and communities. The planetary
dividend is the flourishing of humanity - but it is also a
significant dividend to the business. For example, by engaging the
business in a purpose-led orientation to enhance the planetary
dividend, the dividend from human resourcefulness becomes manifest
- employee sense of purpose, commitment, passion and energy. The
realisation of such can also connect with dividends from
innovation, operations and brands. For example, the business
benefits from a purpose-driven brand. In short, responsible
leadership of purpose outlines a case for leadership to focus on a
connected portfolio of 'good' dividends as an answer to the
question 'leadership for what?' The book is written by academics
and organisational leaders. It draws on a range of research with
leaders from a variety of contexts to illustrate the challenges but
also the benefits of this argument. It is an ambitious book:
ambitious, in terms of moving leadership towards realising purpose;
ambitious by seeking to align a range of business disciplines
around responsible leadership; and ambitious because it challenges
the dominant assumptions that shape business leadership. However,
it is based on a simple question: why would a business not wish to
generate good dividends for all its stakeholders?
'This book is a winner. It bridges the gaps between leaders,
leadership scholars and leadership development practitioners to
introduce an exciting new model for how they can learn both from
and with each other to develop effective leadership in SMEs.
Blending practitioners' narratives, detailed accounts of their
development process and a healthy platter of 'theory sandwiches',
the book brings academic theory alive for practitioners and
highlights the theoretical significance of small business
leadership experience.' - Eric Guthey, The Copenhagen Business
School, Denmark 'This could be the most important leadership book
you have ever purchased. Underpinned by Steve Kempster's research
and operationalised so well by Stewart Barnes and Sue Smith, the
LEAD Programme is the shining light of British Leadership
Development. Having participated in the research, and joined in the
teaching, and having been a recipient of the programme, I can vouch
for it - LEAD works. But here's the thing ... it is not just for
SMEs.' - Ken Parry, Deakin University, Australia This is one of the
first books to fully value and realize the connection between
leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative,
encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership
program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories,
models and techniques that underpin the leadership methods and
approaches deployed at each stage of the delegate's journey. The
book follows three owner/managers over a ten-month period. Each
chapter splits into two - an aesthetic narrative on the learning
journey and a 'theory sandwich', which draws the reader's attention
to the theories, models and debates underpinning the learning at
each stage of the delegate's journey. Academics as well as students
will benefit from the research-based examination of leadership
learning in the SME context, as it will allow them to stand in the
shoes of owners or managers. Policy makers and practitioners will
also find the narrative both revealing and informative.
It is time for the development of a new kind of business
leadership. Global needs call for a revision of market capitalism
and a move towards moral capitalism; a move "from value to values,
from shareholders to stakeholders, and from balance sheets to
balanced development" (Kofi Annan). With the challenge of this
transition in mind, this book argues that it is time for a new
understanding of leadership, a new romanticism which looks behind
the overvalued, heroic leadership notion. The editors explore a
romanticized rhetoric and situate it within current discourses of
authentic, distributed and ethical leadership, where societal,
economic and environmental challenges require us to take a
collective lead towards doing good and growing well. Exploring this
dichotomy of romantic ideal and essential requirement, this book
combines the insights of leading academics and with those of
practitioners in the field. Thought-provoking and engaging it will
challenge both thinking and practice, and is essential reading for
all those operating or researching in the field of leadership,
particularly those who realize the overwhelming challenges of
sustainability, and corporate social responsibility which the world
now faces.
This book seeks to answer the question of 'leadership for what?'.
We shall outline an answer by focusing on responsible leadership of
purpose through an inter-disciplinary perspective. Responsible
leadership moves the axis of leadership from leader-followers to
leader-stakeholders; away from looking at leadership as
person-centric - the qualities, abilities, and effectiveness of the
leader, to a focus on the purposes, responsibilities and activities
of leadership. Leadership orientation is about realising value for
a range of constituencies, not just the shareholders of the
business. In this way this book offers up an alternative business
model to that of dominant neo-liberal approaches to capitalism and
its flow-on effect to the leadership project. This is a model that
draws on a most obvious assumption - if leaders maximise the use of
all the capitals of their business they will maximise their
dividends, and thus deliver their responsibility to the
shareholders as well as other relevant stakeholders. This book
explores how five dividends (based on five capitals) can be
developed through attention to a sixth dividend (and sixth capital)
- the dividend from our planet and communities. The planetary
dividend is the flourishing of humanity - but it is also a
significant dividend to the business. For example, by engaging the
business in a purpose-led orientation to enhance the planetary
dividend, the dividend from human resourcefulness becomes manifest
- employee sense of purpose, commitment, passion and energy. The
realisation of such can also connect with dividends from
innovation, operations and brands. For example, the business
benefits from a purpose-driven brand. In short, responsible
leadership of purpose outlines a case for leadership to focus on a
connected portfolio of 'good' dividends as an answer to the
question 'leadership for what?' The book is written by academics
and organisational leaders. It draws on a range of research with
leaders from a variety of contexts to illustrate the challenges but
also the benefits of this argument. It is an ambitious book:
ambitious, in terms of moving leadership towards realising purpose;
ambitious by seeking to align a range of business disciplines
around responsible leadership; and ambitious because it challenges
the dominant assumptions that shape business leadership. However,
it is based on a simple question: why would a business not wish to
generate good dividends for all its stakeholders?
It is time for the development of a new kind of business
leadership. Global needs call for a revision of market capitalism
and a move towards moral capitalism; a move "from value to values,
from shareholders to stakeholders, and from balance sheets to
balanced development" (Kofi Annan). With the challenge of this
transition in mind, this book argues that it is time for a new
understanding of leadership, a new romanticism which looks behind
the overvalued, heroic leadership notion. The editors explore a
romanticized rhetoric and situate it within current discourses of
authentic, distributed and ethical leadership, where societal,
economic and environmental challenges require us to take a
collective lead towards doing good and growing well. Exploring this
dichotomy of romantic ideal and essential requirement, this book
combines the insights of leading academics and with those of
practitioners in the field. Thought-provoking and engaging it will
challenge both thinking and practice, and is essential reading for
all those operating or researching in the field of leadership,
particularly those who realize the overwhelming challenges of
sustainability, and corporate social responsibility which the world
now faces.
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