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"It does what it promises to do, providing a high-level summary of the leadership literature that is accessible to non-specialists...This book is a credible addition to the emerging genre of short, interesting, cheap organizational books." (Arran Caza Academy of Management Perspectives )
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The title is only partially correct - this book is "extremely" interesting rather than "fairly" interesting and has managed to pack more wisdom into 150 pages than almost any other leadership book available. The authors have done all students of leadership a great service with this little gem
Professor Keith Grint
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Professor Keith Grint
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
This has been the most helpful book I have read during my entire first year as a PhD student. Reading this book felt like having a good mentor nearby
Robert Strand
Ph.D. Fellow Copenhagen Business School
Just a quick thank you to the authors for writing their book on leadership, I bought the first edition and have just bought the second edition. I am in educational leadership and the book has been thought provoking and provided focus for my thoughts
David Bishop
Deputy Headteacher, Teaching and Learning Fakenham High School and College, Norfolk
Libraries, bookstores and the internet are full of publications on leadership. This book cuts through the rhetoric and gets to the core issues. It is user-friendly. A must read for anyone interested in leadership
Bill Synnot
Management Consultant
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have never written a review before, but I thought that I would for this book, just to give a brief overview of what it is....or not. I'm currently studing for an MSc in Leadership and Management. This book doesn't give you the theory and definitions of different styles of management - you can get those from the chunky bibles - it is more of a literature review of many texts and allows you to critically analyse managers, their practices and actions. If you are doing post graduate studies, this will get the little grey cells working and give you great pointers to specific fields of management and key authors.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this for the first year of my MSc in leadership and management and found it to be a fantastic resource, very easy to read, it was exactly the introduction to the subject that I needed. Packed full of useful references the ideal starting point for a student new to the subject.
Format:Paperback
Like Pinkskichick, I am studying for a postgraduate management and leadership qualification (CMI Level 7 Diploma).
I was pointed towards this book by a researcher at the CMI Library in Corby, and I was immediately struck by how well written and organised it is. Most importantly for me, it has a HUGE reference list in the back. This not only allows you to cite the texts accurately in your assignments (my tutor has commented on the quality of my referencing, cheap Brownie points!), but it also allows you to delve into the detail of the quoted texts via Google Scholar or a standard Internet search really easily.
I wouldn't necessarily describe the book as "Very Short" - I was expecting it to be one of the bullet-list type books so common in the field, when actually it's quite detailed and the text is fairly small. Anyone buying this in the hope of reading it on the train or the plane, or on the sunlounger on holiday, might find it heavy going.
But as a study resource, I think you'll find it invaluable.
I'm a Learning and Development Manager and I'm just about to kick off a leadership programme aiming towards the CMI Level 4 Diploma. I've bought all of the participants a copy of the book, and I'm hoping they find it as useful as I have.
If Messrs Jackson and Parry read this review - thank you!!
I was pointed towards this book by a researcher at the CMI Library in Corby, and I was immediately struck by how well written and organised it is. Most importantly for me, it has a HUGE reference list in the back. This not only allows you to cite the texts accurately in your assignments (my tutor has commented on the quality of my referencing, cheap Brownie points!), but it also allows you to delve into the detail of the quoted texts via Google Scholar or a standard Internet search really easily.
I wouldn't necessarily describe the book as "Very Short" - I was expecting it to be one of the bullet-list type books so common in the field, when actually it's quite detailed and the text is fairly small. Anyone buying this in the hope of reading it on the train or the plane, or on the sunlounger on holiday, might find it heavy going.
But as a study resource, I think you'll find it invaluable.
I'm a Learning and Development Manager and I'm just about to kick off a leadership programme aiming towards the CMI Level 4 Diploma. I've bought all of the participants a copy of the book, and I'm hoping they find it as useful as I have.
If Messrs Jackson and Parry read this review - thank you!!
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