Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeModern business is obsessed with leaders. Although everyone is talking about leadership, its real meaning is becoming more and more obscure. Today we define leaders in terms of how they seem, not their judgment and what they are able to do. The result has been the failure of leadership at a time when we need all the good leaders we can find. We now face critical decisions and urgently need to rethink the role of leadership in order to make these choices well. In The Cult of the Leader Chris Bones argues that in order to rebuild trust and confidence, we need to redefine talent, revalue experience and reconsider remuneration. Only by doing this, will we come to a realistic appreciation of what leaders can and can't do. This is a groundbreaking and highly provocative book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - The Gods that Failed Part One: The Diagnosis 1. Practically perfect in every way: the development of the Modern Leader 2. Because we''re worth it: the rise of the L''Oreal Generation 3. Why didn''t we see it coming? The loss of liability, stewardship and owner control 4. The public gets what the public wants: values, confidence, trust and reputation Part Two: The Solutions Introduction- Redefining the role of the wealth creator 5. Moving from warm gestures to cold showers: a reframing of executive reward 6. Diamonds on the soles of your shoes: the real war for talent 7. Less is more: the future of leadership and its development in organisations Conclusions - The importance of being earnest, the price of the cult and the real value of leadership
Autorenporträt
Christopher Bones is Professor of Creativity and Leadership at Manchester Business School. He is also Dean Emeritus of Henley Business School. In the course of his 22 year career in business, he has worked at companies including Cadbury Schweppes, Shell and Diageo. He is also a highly-regarded public commentator on leadership, management and HR. He is the author of one previous book The Self-Reliant Manager.