- Hardcover: 262 pages
- Publisher: HarperBusiness (18 Jan 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061963836
- ISBN-13: 978-0061963834
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 15 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,473,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Always laudable when social scientists present their understanding that mankind didn't begin with Kant and Schopenhauer but a great deal earlier. The discussion in this book of the adaptive background to leadership and followership in our species is both illuminating and entertaining. Of particular use for non-biologists who have the task of employing people and team-leading.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Thousands of books discuss how to become a great leader. This unusual book discusses the "why" of leadership. Why do leaders exist, why do they lead and why do others follow them? Psychology professor Mark van Vugt and London Times writer Anjana Ahuja take you back two million years, when humanity's ancestors first walked upright in perilous African savannahs, clustering in groups for protection and following leaders who could help them stay alive. Leadership proves so ancient that it predates language. The instincts for leadership and followership, both adaptive behaviors, are indelibly hard-wired into human brains thanks to the evolutionary process. This distinctive book scientifically examines leadership's ancient roots in fascinating fashion. getAbstract believes it will engage all kinds of leaders, although Machiavellian types may be distinctly uncomfortable to see their sinister traits analyzed with such devastating precision.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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There is a lot about leadership, the fundamental problem for me with al these theories is that most are not based on a scientific understanding of human nature. Evolutionary psychology offers a strong framework to create more meaningful theories about behaviour in organizations. I think van Vugt's work on leadership is a very important step in this direction. It offers an integrative framework to help understand a lot of findings and also offers a fresh perspective on practical matters (with which I'me most concerned in my work as a consultant).
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