John Adair

John Adair is one of the most important figures on leadership thought and practice. This book shows the depth of his influence and offers fresh perspectives on his ideas. Anyone convinced that leadership is crucial to improved performance, but who is suspicious of quick fix approaches, should read this book for understanding and practical advice

'For students of Adair this is a must read, and for practitioners of leadership it offers some excellent guidance and opens many doors to further study.' - Mark Saunders, Edge

Autorentext
BRIAN BURRIDGE Senior Strategic Advisor to a multi-national aerospace company PETER CASE Professor of Organization Studies, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK DAVID FARADAY Former senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey, UK, where he was responsible for professional training and skills development in Chemical Engineering MARTIN GASKELL Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Holds an Honarary LID from the University of Leicester, UK JONATHAN GOSLING Director of the Centre for Leadership Studies, and Head of executive Education at the University of Exeter, UK TIM HARLE Has Spoken at both business schools and theological colleges; his recent articles include a critique of leadership competencies ALAN HOOPER is the Founder and first Director of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, UK TOM KENNIE Director of the Ranmore Consulting Group. ranmore specialise in leadership and management development in both the professional service and higher education services GREG MCMAHON WAI-MING MAK MA in management learning at Lancaster University, UK and DBA in organizational learning at the University of Hull, UK ROBIN MIDDLEHURST Professor of Higher Education at the University of Surrey, UK JOHN POTTER Chartered Psychologist with a PhD in Leadership MORGEN WITZEL Honarary Senior Fellow of the School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, UK EWART WOOLDRIDGE Chief Executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

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List of Tables List of Figures Foreword by K. Grint Notes on the Contributors Introduction and Acknowledgements; J.Gosling & P.Case PART 1: PERSPECTIVES ON ADAIR'S WORK Strategos: An Exploration of John Adair's Influence on Strategic Leadership; A.Cooper Bridging the Gap: A Perspective on the Contribution of John Adair; J.Potter The Leaders and the Led: Dyadic Approaches to Leadership; M.Witzel Gimme Five! Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on Leadership; T.Harle PART II: Adair's Influence on Institutions Action-Centred Leadership in the Royal Air Force: Final Landing or New Horizon?; Sir B.Burridge Public Sector Leadership Centres - a Variant of Groundhog Day?; E.Wooldridge Leading the Way in Higher Education: A 20-year Journey from the University of Surrey to the Leadership Foundation; R.Middlehurst, T.Kennie & D.Faraday John Adair and Church Leadership; S.M. Gaskell PART III: Action-Centred Leadership (ACL) in International Contexts Functional Leadership in Australia - The Story; G.McMahon The Application of Action-Centred Leadership (ACL) in Hong Kong; W.Mak PART IV: Summing Up The Forward View; J.Adair Index