Leadership the key concept

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Leadership is the topic of a vast literature, and is a central concern of

all the social sciences and most of the humanities. Yet this book is an

attempt to summarize some of the key concepts employed by theorists

across this very broad range of disciplines, each a metaphorical battlefield

of competing vocabularies and interpretations. We might well be

mad to try, but we draw strength from the tradition of leadership

studies itself, which seems to proceed with a blithe disregard for – or at

least a healthy scepticism of – the sensitivities of theoretical purists.

Leadership studies are a domain for those who revel in their hybrid

status. We may be academic mongrels, but we have a lot of fun with

some of the most exciting problems in social science. In editing this

volume we seek to communicate the inventiveness of the field, as well

as its thoughtfulness. Contributors include many of the most prominent

writers in the field today, as well as some of the most controversial.

As editors we have tried to maintain the original authorial voice

of the contributors while ensuring a reasonably comprehensive treatment

of each ‘key concept’.

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The 60 Second Leader

Everything you need to know about leadership, in 60 seconds bites

Phil Dourado

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This book is a distillation of 30 essential elements of leadership into 60

second digestible chapters. There are also 30 true 60 Second Leader Tales in between

the chapters to help bring some of the leader learning points to life.

However, I don’t want you to feel misled by the book title. So if you picked

this book up expecting to fi nd ‘how to be a great leader in 60 seconds’, then

here it is:

THE 60 SECOND PHD IN LEADERSHIP

Think back to the best boss you ever had and the worst boss you ever

had.

1 Make a list of all things done to you that you abhorred.

2 DON’T DO THEM TO OTHERS. EVER.

3 Make another list of things done to you that you loved.

4 DO THEM TO OTHERS. ALWAYS.

And you thought leadership was complicated.

Source: Dee Hock, founder of Visa. I fi rst heard Hock’s 60 Second PhD in

Leadership from Tom Peters, who uses it sometimes in his presentations.

So, if that is what you wanted – how to be a great leader in 60 seconds – the

rest of this book is just gravy.

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