INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION
If you are wondering whether to skip this introduction to the first edition, don’t. Start with this, as it introduces themes that are referred to throughout the book, provides pointers for navigation, and establishes some caveats to bear in mind whilst reading.
Why (yet) another book about leadership development?
Traditionally, researchers instructed practitioners how to do their work better. If we are to hold the assumption that practitioners best know the context of their work, this tradition must end.
There is a gap in the literature on management and leadership development. This is because mainstream academic texts and popular management books ...
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