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Anjana Ahuja (Author), Mark Van Vugt (Author)

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`A really novel book on one of the most important human topics of our time...well written, innovative and fun!' --Professor Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Lancaster University Management School

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A groundbreaking, definitive exploration of the history and science of leadership that uses untapped evolutionary history and science to explain everything from why young people join terrorist groups to what prime ministers and presidents can do to improve their chances of electoral success.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 485 KB
Print Length: 277 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0061963836
Publisher: Profile Books (26 Aug 2010)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0041G68XW
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #131,761 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Leaders and followers 7 Nov 2010

By Charles Darwin, Jr.

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.

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Scientific study of how evolution affects modern-day leadership 10 Mar 2011

By Rolf Dobelli TOP 500 REVIEWER

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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.

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Important step 26 Nov 2010

By Wildschut

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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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Too long

The book seems interesting but i stopped reading after the first few chapters because its too long and boring the way the author has written it

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