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Metaphors We Lead by Understanding Leadership in the Real World

Paperback • 2011 • English • 1. edition

Metaphors We Lead by Understanding Leadership in the Real World

By Mats Alvesson, André Spicer

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About the book

We live in a leadership-obsessed society. The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership. Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope. Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, the authors draw on a number of in-depth studies of managers trying to "do" leadership. It presents six metaphors for the leader: as gardener, cosy-crafter, saint, cyborg, commander and...Show more

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ISBN

9780415568456

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Metaphors We Lead by Understanding Leadership in the Real World

Format

Paperback

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