1st Edition
The Management of Loss Humanity’s Existential Crises
1. Why are we fooling ourselves? 2. People don’t quit jobs; they quit bosses 3. Loss and renewal in retirement 4. Is AI the bogeyman of our age? 5. A king’s tale 6. In praise of boredom 7. Coping with boredom 8. One is the loneliest number 9. A present-day pandemic 10. Sex and the executive 11. The sexual conundrum 12. What is your body telling you? 13. Being and nothingness 14. The denial of death 15. Mono no aware: The transience of life 16. How to face our existential dilemmas
Biography
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries is the Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change at INSEAD, as well as the founder of INSEAD’s Global Leadership Centre. Recognized globally as one of the foremost thinkers in management, he has been featured by leading publications such as The Financial Times, Wirtschaftswoche, Le Capital, El País, and The Economist. He is the author of more than 60 books and hundreds of articles, and has received multiple prestigious awards, including four honorary doctorates, in recognition of his contributions to leadership and organizational development.
