List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Leadership journeys, dilemmas, and maps
2 Born or made? Dilemmas of destiny and development
3 Project teams and the dilemmas of functional leadership
4 Charisma: Ancient and modern versions
5 Shared meanings and why myths matter: Mapping the symbolic
and the cultural
6 Dilemmas of trust, competence, and vulnerability
7 Strategic leadership: Do strategic leaders matter?
8 The narrative turn: Dilemmas of power, discrimination,
and diversity
9 Ethical dilemmas
10 Creativity and leadership: Dilemmas of dreams, denial,
and change management
11 Sporting leadership and the search for excellence
12 Emerging issues and dilemmas
Index
Biography
Tudor Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK.
Professor Tudor Rickards’s Dilemmas of Leadership remains a vital guide for businesses in a complex world. This new edition is insightful and engaging, inviting readers to question assumptions and rethink leadership for today’s evolving organisational challenges. Definitely a must read for practitioners and management teachers!
Fernando Gimenez, Professor of Innovation and Sustainability, Federal University of Paraná, Brasil.
