Overview
Leadership is the most consequential force impacting the lives of billions of people around the world. In healthy organizations, leadership is a productive force that inspires cooperation and builds cultures that give people meaning and purpose in their lives. On the other hand, nearly everyone has experienced a bad boss and the detrimental effects of poor leadership. Overcoming Bad Leadership in Organizations brings together the foremost experts on the dark side of leadership to offer groundbreaking insights to leaders, talent management professionals, and psychologists. The goal is to confront reality head on, to shed the idea that leadership is always good, and in this space increase our understanding of the perils of dysfunctional leadership. With this knowledge, readers are well-positioned to improve their own leadership style, consult with organizations to ameliorate abusive and dysfunctional leadership, hold bad actors accountable, and unleash good leadership around the world.
Full Product Details
Author: Derek Lusk (Head of Executive Assessment, Head of Executive Assessment, AIIR Consulting) ,
Theodore L. Hayes (Personnel research psychologist, Personnel research psychologist, Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 22.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 15.50cm
Weight: 0.794kg
ISBN: 9780197552759
ISBN 10: 0197552757
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 07 July 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"Anyone who has ever had a ""toxic"" boss will probably love this book. * Choice *"
Author Information
Derek Lusk is Head of Executive Assessment at AIIR Consulting, where he helps Fortune 500 organizations with succession planning, high-potential identification, and talent analytics. He is a contributor to the Harvard Business Review and frequent speaker on a variety of topics ranging from C-suite leadership to organizational resilience and politics. He is a member of the Society for Consulting Psychology (SCP), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and on the board of the SIOP Professional Practice Series. He teaches at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Theodore L. Hayes is a personnel research psychologist near Washington, DC. Hayes has held research and consulting positions in the private and public sectors, and his areas of expertise include leadership assessment and feedback, employee engagement, selection, and organizational research methodology. The author of book chapters and over 25 peer-reviewed articles, Hayes is also an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University. He serves as an Associate Editor of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.
