In recent years we have seen what could be described as a moral meltdown in the corporate corridors of power. Few sectors have escaped high profile scandals, with public officials and leaders guilty of malpractice, duplicity, fraud and corporate malfeasance. Conventional leadership theories appear to be inadequate to equip those with power to act ethically and responsibly. At a more macro level, many of the social and environmental problems we face in the 21st century could in fact, be described as spiritual in nature, rooted in a flawed human condition. Leadership Matters brings together an eclectic mix of authors of different faith traditions, to explore what this spiritual and cultural transformation might look like. For too long we have relied on external codes of conduct, which are, at best, blunt instruments for creating ethical practice. So, chapter by chapter, this book examines our interior lives from the perspective of mind, body and soul. The unashamed premise of this book is that true and influential leadership comes from the inside with each chapter presenting what it means to lead respectfully, critically, responsibly and humbly in the gritty reality of the twenty first century workplace. This volume will be of keen interest to academics and practitioners in the field of leadership and the related disciplines.
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1. Introduction: "Leadership Matters?" David Knights and Chris MabeyPart 1: Voice: Is Leadership All in The Mind?2. The Mindful-Promise: Leading with Integrity for a Sustainable FutureSally Jeanrenaud and Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud3. Can Ethical Leadership be Developed?Chris Mabey4. The Promise and Perils of Corporate MindfulnessRonald E. Purser, Edwin Ng and Zack WalshVignettesSelf-Discovery through Transcendental Meditation and Spiritual LeadershipSimon MitchellCulture Inversion Meets Ethical LeadershipSara de MarcoPart 2: Connection: Where Is Leadership In The Mundane?5. What’s more effective than affective leadership? Searching for embodiment in leadership research and practiceDavid Knights6. An Ethic of Care: Reconnecting the Private and the PublicLeah Tomkins and Peter Simpson 7. Leading when using other words: reconnecting leadership to languageHugo Gaggiotti8. From great to good enough: reconnecting leadership to the ordinaryTim HarleVignettes"You don’t think you can make a difference, do you?" – Keeping Integrity as a Middle ManagerClare RiggDotty’s KitchenCatherine Turner-PerrottPart 3: Meaning: Has Leadership Lost It’s Soul9. Reclaiming our Organizations through Collective Responsible LeadershipKaren Blakeley12. Creating ValueAndrew Henley11. Leadership development and the cultivation of practical wisdomMervyn Conroy, Catherine Hale and Chris TurnerVignetteHow Can We Be Fully Human at Work?Phil JackmanIndex
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781138572058
Publisert
2017-11-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
408 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
190

Biographical note

Chris Mabey is a Chartered Psychologist and Professor of Leadership at Middlesex University Business School, UK. He has held a career-long interest in leadership development as a counsellor for a Christian charity, as an occupational psychologist for British Telecom, a management trainer at Rank Xerox and as a consultant to a wide range of private and public sector organizations.

David Knights is Professor in the Department of Organization, Work and Technology in Lancaster University Management School, UK. His research interests are broadly in the area of Organization Studies and Management with a particular interest in leadership, power and identity, gender and diversity, the body and ethics. His current research has been on academics and business schools, the global financial crisis, the body and embodiment and most recently, on veterinary surgeons.