1st Edition

Relational Leadership Theory, Practice and Development

By Nicholas Clarke Copyright 2018
210 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The traditional idea of leadership as being about the solo, heroic leader has now run its course. A new way of thinking about leadership is now needed to address major challenges such as achieving greater social responsibility, enhancing leadership capacity and recognising the importance of context as affecting how leadership occurs. Relational leadership offers a new perspective of... Read more

List of Figures and Tables

Chapter 1 Introduction to Relational Leadership: The Challenges of Capacity, Context and Responsibility

Chapter 2 Relational Leadership from an Entity Perspective: The Relationship as Leader-Member Exchange

Chapter 3 Relational Leadership from a Socio-Constructionist Perspective

Chapter 4 Respect, Trust and Mutuality: The Sine Qua Non of Relational Leadership

Chapter 5 Emotional Intelligence and Relational Leadership

Chapter 6 Shared Leadership

Chapter 7 Responsible Leadership

Chapter 8 Global Team Leadership

Chapter 9 Complexity Leadership

Case Studies

References

Biography

Nicholas Clarke is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at EADA Business School, Spain. He teaches and researches in the fields of leadership, learning and development. 

While it is axiomatic that leaders need to relate to the people they lead, this simple proposition is often forgotten.  Professor Clarke addresses this shortcoming in an impressive volume , ranging across multiple levels of analysis – from individuals to global leadership.

Neal M. Ashkanasy OAM, PhD is a Professor of Management at the UQ Business School at the University of Queensland in Australia.

 

With "Relational Leadership", Nick Clarke takes leadership research into an exciting and much needed new direction. Authoritative and convincing in its treatment of new leadership theories and practices, this book is a must read for anyone interested in salient human resource management and development topics.

Rob Poell, Professor of Human Resource Development, Tilburg University, Netherlands