Thomas E. Cronin, Michael A. Genovese

Leadership Matters (eBook, ePUB)

Unleashing the Power of Paradox

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Some leaders fundamentally alter the status quo whilst others guide quietly. Most leadership books emphasise specific rules, but Tom Cronin and Michael Genovese see leadership as filled with paradox.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317256854
• Artikelnr.: 49353715

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Cronin is the McHugh Professor of American Institutions and Leadership at Colorado College. He is president emeritus of Whitman College (1993-2005) and a former acting president of Colorado College (1991). He earned a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University, and is author, coauthor, or editor of a dozen books on politics and government. Cronin is a past president of both the Western Political Science Association and the Presidency Research Group and was honored by the American Political Science Association with the Charles E. Merriam Award recognizing outstanding contributions to the art of government.



Michael A. Genovese is Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies and holds the Loyola Chair of Leadership as Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Southern California and has authored over 30 books and edits a series on the presidency. Genovese has won numerous awards for outstanding teaching and scholarship.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The Paradoxes of Leadership
2. Defining Leadership
3. Leadership Realities
4. What the Classics Teach Us about Leadership: From Gilgamesh to the Bible
5. What the Classics Teach Us: Machiavelli to Shakespeare
6. What the Classics Teach Us: The Rise of the Constitutional Democracy
7. What Business Teaches Us about Leadership
8. What Politics Teaches Us about Leadership
9. What the Military Teaches Us about Leadership
10. What Hollywood Teaches Us about Leadership
11. The Darker Side of Leadership
12. The Creative Side of Leadership
13. Leadership as a Performing Art
Acknowledgements
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Authors