03072oam 2200637I 450 991045899000332120200520144314.01-136-88943-41-283-04378-597866130437880-203-84012-710.4324/9780203840122 (CKB)2560000000058470(EBL)667791(OCoLC)701718575(SSID)ssj0000520223(PQKBManifestationID)11336478(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520223(PQKBWorkID)10508425(PQKB)11487434(MiAaPQ)EBC667791(Au-PeEL)EBL667791(CaPaEBR)ebr10446808(CaONFJC)MIL304378(EXLCZ)99256000000005847020180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMetaphors we lead by understanding leadership in the real world /edited by Mats Alvesson & Andre SpicerAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (231 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-56845-5 0-415-56844-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP; CHAPTER 3: METAPHORS FOR LEADERSHIP; CHAPTER 4: LEADERS AS SAINTS: Leadership through moral peak performance; CHAPTER 5: LEADERS AS GARDENERS: Leadership through facilitating growth; CHAPTER 6: LEADERS AS BUDDIES: Leadership through making people feel good; CHAPTER 7: LEADERS AS COMMANDERS: Leadership through creating clear direction; CHAPTER 8: LEADERS AS CYBORGS: Leadership through mechanistic superiorityCHAPTER 9: LEADERS AS BULLIES: Leadership through intimidationCHAPTER 10: COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP METAPHORS; CHAPTER 11: CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEXWe live in a leadership-obsessed society. The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership. Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope. Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, the authors draw on a number of in-depth studies of managers trying to ""do"" leadership. It presents six metaphors for the leader: as gardener, cosy-crafter, saint, cyborg, commander and bully. Some of these offer unexpected insights into how leadership does and does nLeadershipMetaphorElectronic books.Leadership.Metaphor.303.3/4Alvesson Mats1956-115971Spicer Andre741492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458990003321Metaphors we lead by2455676UNINA