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Rethinks leadership industry in modern times.

"The End of Leadership" is a thought-provoking book that critiques the notion of leadership as a teachable skill. Instead, it argues that leadership has never been as central to success as we think, and that current understandings of leadership should be rethought. The book offers an alternative, contemporary model that better reflects political and organizational realities. Recommended for those interested in questioning the current leadership paradigm and exploring new ways of thinking about leadership.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780062069160
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $32.37
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Date of Publication: 2012-04-24
Format: Hardback
Related Collections: Politics, Business
Related Topics: Political Science, Management, Leadership
Goodreads rating: 3.65
(rated by 182 readers)

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Over the past thirty years, leadership has become a mantra in our culture - a path to power and money, a road to personal and professional success, and a mechanism for creating change that has spawned its own lucrative worldwide industry. Yet why does government remain riddled with inept, corrupt, or badly behaved leaders? Why is business filled with leaders who are venal, self-centered, and seek more power and influence than they can exercise wisely and well? Why, for all attention to ethics, is corruption and malfeasance so pervasive? "The End of Leadership" offers a critical rethinking of the "leadership industry", challenging the idea that leadership can be taught. Breaking with common wisdom, Barbara Kellerman argues that while leaders always were and still are the focus of our collective attention, they have never been as central to success as we think. Even in times past, when leaders had far more power, authority, and influence, they were vulnerable to forces beyond their control, forces that limited their options and constrained their behaviors.
In the twenty-first century, she argues, these forces are stronger, more variegated, and more numerous than they ever were before, relegating current notions of leadership to the dustbin of history. Instead, she offers an alternative model that better reflects - and addresses - contemporary political and organizational realities.


Author: Barbara Kellerman
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher: HarperCollins s Inc
Publication Date: 24 Apr 2012
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Rethinks leadership industry in modern times.

"The End of Leadership" is a thought-provoking book that critiques the notion of leadership as a teachable skill. Instead, it argues that leadership has never been as central to success as we think, and that current understandings of leadership should be rethought. The book offers an alternative, contemporary model that better reflects political and organizational realities. Recommended for those interested in questioning the current leadership paradigm and exploring new ways of thinking about leadership.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.