Seán Ruth

Leadership and Liberation

A Psychological Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at how to be an effective leader. It presents a model of leadership that has many practical implications for those who occupy formal leadership roles or who seek to influence events informally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9780415649650
• ISBN-10: 041564965X
• Artikelnr.: 36538932

Autorenporträt

Seán Ruth is an Organizational Psychologist who was formerly Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Head of the Department of Organizational and Social Studies at the National College of Industrial Relations, Dublin, Ireland. He now runs his own training and consultancy business specializing in leadership development, conflict resolution, liberation and equality.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Content of Leadership. Core Functions of Leaders. Other Key
Functions of Leaders. Leadership, Authority and Collaboration. Leadership:
Character or Competence? Destructive Reactions to Leaders: The
Isolation-Attack Dynamic. Handling Attacks on Leaders. Part II: The
Leadership Context. Oppression and Leadership. Internalized Oppression.
Theories of Internalized Oppression. A Psychology of the Middle Class.
Identity and the Process of Liberation. Part III: Strategies and Skills.
Change and Influence Strategies. Conflict Resolution Skills.
Problem-Solving Skills.