June 2011
Intermediate to advanced
270 pages
7h 31m
English
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Further Reading
Dark side leadership
Babiak, P. and Hare, R. (2007) Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work. New York: HarperCollins.
This is a chatty, gossipy introduction to the dark side of leadership.
Furham, A. (2010) The Elephant in the Boardroom. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Covers similar ground within a more academic and formal framework.
Effective change
Rowland, R. and Higgs, M. (2008) Sustaining Change: Leadership That Works. New York: Jossey-Bass.
This is a very readable account of their research, illuminating their findings with extended case-studies from their research
Lewis, S. Passmore, J. and Cantore, S. (2007) Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to Facilitate Organizational Development. London: Kogan Page.
In this practical text, my colleagues and I explain the different conceptualizations of organization that underpin directive and emergent change. It could be a useful addition to Rowland and Higgs if you want more background in this area, with some guidance about how to go about working for change in a more emergent way.
Effective leadership
Cameron, K. (2008) Positive Leadership. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler.
Short, practical, readable and inexpensive.
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