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Leadership Psychology : How the Best Leaders Inspire Their People.
Title:
Leadership Psychology : How the Best Leaders Inspire Their People.
Author:
Cutler, Alan.
ISBN:
9780749470821
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (297 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 01 Leadership theory - past and present -- Great man theory -- Trait theory -- Behavioural theory -- Situational leadership -- Functional leadership -- Relationship theory -- Shared social identity -- Chapter summary -- 02 Future challenges - the 21st-century leader -- Innovation -- Talent management -- Social media -- Globalization -- Chapter summary -- 03 Motivation - the enduring principles -- Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- McGregor's X-Y theory -- Herzberg's hygiene and motivation factors -- Positive psychology -- Chapter summary -- 04 The emotionally intelligent leader - identifying and controlling emotions -- Measuring emotional intelligence -- Organizational climate -- Team norms -- Goleman's four dimensions -- The gender factor -- Emotional intelligence and business success -- Chapter summary -- 05 Leader development - identifying and promoting the inner self -- Psychometric tests -- 360-degree assessments -- The Personality Audit -- Executive coaching -- Chapter summary -- 06 The psychological contract - unwritten expectations of leaders and followers -- Employee expectations -- Organizational culture -- Contract violation - from the employee's perspective -- Contract violation - from the employer's perspective -- The generational factor -- Chapter summary -- 07 Strategic leadership - navigating a course into an uncertain future -- Strategic thinking - defining the future -- Strategic planning - making the future happen -- The psychology of decision-making -- Five essential skills for strategic leaders -- Chapter summary -- 08 Extreme leadership - leading when life is threatened -- Survival leadership -- Political leadership -- Emergency response leadership -- Combat leadership -- Leadership theories -- Chapter summary and leadership lessons.

09 Future leadership - the way forward -- Engaging leadership -- The integrated psychological approach -- Servant leadership -- Authentic leadership -- Ethical leadership -- Chapter summary -- A final thought... -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Gives leaders an accessible overview of the psychological factors which create engaging and inspiring places to work, organizations that the best people want to work for. Draws on exclusive research with winning companies from the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for Survey.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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