ESCP Europe

Item type

Book

Language

English

Publication year

2006

Edition no.

2nd ed.

ISBN

1-4058-4019-6

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Geographical area

GENERAL

The book provides a fascinating glimpse into the vagaries of human behavior, especially by people who have been conferred with organizational power. The author offers up many insightful examples, interesting anecdotes, some wit, and very approachable explanations of psychological concepts in lay terms, along with some self-assessment exercises : topics emotional intelligence ; personal and organizational change and the natural, human resistance to change ; rational and irrational forces behind executive behavior ; the life-cycle of the CEO ; how organizations drain employees and ways to counter this trend ; neurotic leadership styles ; the global context ; charismatic leadership versus architectural leadership ; leadership development ; and new workplace model.