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'Although leadership is the most important topic in the organizational sciences, there is no consensus in the professional literature regarding the characteristics of effective leaders. There is, however, surprising consensus regarding the characteristics of incompetent leaders, whose actions ruin companies and even countries. In this useful and engaging book, Professor Adrian Furnham summarizes what we know about this vitally important problem.' - Robert Hogan, PhD, President, Hogan Assessment Systems
'This is an enlightening book, which lifts the lid on some of the secrets of the causes of managerial failure. The elephant is there in the corner and Professor Furnham has shone a light so that the beast can be seen clearly. This is a service that was sorely needed and this very readable book will prove invaluable in understanding (and perhaps avoiding) leadership failure.' - Business Executive
'This is an enlightening book, which lifts the lid on some of the secrets of the causes of managerial failure. The elephant is there in the corner and Professor Furnham has shone a light so that the beast can be seen clearly. This is a service that was sorely needed and this very readable book will prove invaluable in understanding (and perhaps avoiding) leadership failure.' - Business Executive
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This book is about potentially great business leaders: often people thought to have, and indeed having, great skill, charm and determination. It is about people often initially feted to be high flyers; talented or those with potential who get noticed and promoted. Nearly all derailed leaders have an impressive CV: a history of achievement and success. But something went wrong. To rise to the top of any organization takes ability and effort: it often takes great determination and great skill. Leaders of organizations need to be courageous and bold; self-confident and socially skilled, and many other things beside. By contrast bad managers make poor decisions, can't motivate their people and fail to learn from past mistakes. They fail on the basics: finding, forming and motivating a team to fulfil worthwhile and appropriate goals which they articulate as clear targets and challenges. The author explains how and why potentially good leaders get appointed but then fail and derail, and how to spot the signs.
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Professor Furnham has again produced an outstanding text, with his combination of scholarship, compassion and humour. Any worker in a large organisation is going to find this book useful and interesting. There are very few books that tackle issues of personality disorder in the workplace, and what little there are, have a US slant; this text recognises the European environment. It has to be recommended to HR operatives, as well as students of psychology, and I think Trades Union case workers too. In my experience workers who understand what is happening around then, and why, cope better with occupational stress. In reading this book I was reminded of different workplaces, and of colleagues who shared their negative experiences of derailed leadership. Having presented staff development material in this area I know workers benefit from being able to label the behaviour of those who manage them badly. Well sourced and well structured, this is a really good read.
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For those interested in the negative aspects of leadership and for ways of working with poor/bad leadership, this book will prove useful although it is not revolutionary. However, it will provide fresh perspective to ideas that you already have.
For those interested in the negative aspects of leadership and for ways of working with poor/bad leadership, this book will prove useful although it is not revolutionary. However, it will provide fresh perspective to ideas that you already have.
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Psychology professor Adrian Furnham dissects bad leaders, examines their negative characteristics, and reports on why many crash and burn, taking their employees and companies down with them. Furnham reports on the findings of hundreds of researchers who have examined maladjusted, incompetent, tyrannical, Machiavellian, narcissistic, sadistic, predatory and other dangerous leaders, including some who are just plain evil. getAbstract recommends this comprehensive - if at times academic - rundown to those who would prefer not to recruit malevolent managers and to anyone who must coexist with a decidedly bad boss.
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