Key Concepts in Leadership

′Key Concepts in Leadership is an essential addition to available books on leadership. Its interdisciplinary approach, easy to read, easy to use style, while still being grounded in leadership studies, sets this book apart. It is a one-stop shop for essential concepts in leadership and will be an essential book for managers and leaders from all walks of life. Key Concepts in Leadership provides balanced insights, discussion and a wealth of information around one of the most important topics in the world today, leadership′ -
Prof. Dr. Danica Purg
President IEDC-Bled School of Management

′This is not your ordinary leadership book! Gosling and colleagues provide a fascinating and brilliant new way to look at leadership that distills a century of research into an easily accessible and inherently relevant compilation of leadership styles. This volume includes the classics, such as authoritarian and participative leadership, as well as styles uniquely the authors′ own, like the "chillaxed" and the "leadaholic"′

Mary Uhl-Bien, Co-Director
Institute for Innovative Leadership, College of Business Administration, US

′The idea behind this book is to present readers with an opportunity to reflect upon the different approaches to and ways of thinking about being a leader. Each leadership style is contrasted with its alternative and in the process the reader is drawn into the relevant literature and into a consideration of real leaders′ experiences. This is a highly original and extremely illuminating way of introducing the field of leadership studies and encouraging people to ponder their own approach to leadership. Anyone with an interest in this field and who is drawn into a leadership role should read this book as soon as possible′
Alan Bryman
Professor of Organisational and Social Research, School of Management, University of Leicester, UK

relevant material in introducing the main concepts and theories of leradership and management -- Dr Azwa Shamsuddin * drupal *
An excellent quick reference text for students on critical leadership issues. -- Dr Daniel Salhani * drupal *
An excellent overview of the literature and theory. -- Dr David Lawlor * drupal *
It is a valuable book especially for those holding or aspiring to leadership positions.
-- Dr Denis Hyams-Ssekasi * drupal *
Good background reading on key leadership roles. Chapter 9 is particularly useful in exploring ′Knee jerk leadership and reflective leadership′ for the community leader practictitioner -- Dr Isobel Hawthorne-Steele * drupal *
too much text, I missed the illustrations and graphics
-- Dr Zoltan Buzady * drupal *
A good reader for those undertaking a leadership qualification or in a relevent role. This book provides samples from practice to support the adoption of techniques and methods -- Miss Nyree Kendall * drupal *
A useful book for student nurses to use to enable them to explore concepts of leadership -- Mr Andrew Southgate * drupal *
An excellent overview, demystifying many urban myths about leadership, and providing students with clear, accessible insights into the sometimes confused and confusing world of leadership concepts and leadership studies. -- Mr Geoffrey Wolfson * drupal *
This is a very useful book for looking at contemporary trends in leadership theory. I found the short focused chapters that were often pragmatic a refreshing change from the more traditional textbooks on leadership. -- Mr Ian ROBERTS * drupal *
Excellent guide to leadership which encourages students to approach the subject from a number of different perspectives. -- Mr Jim Gritton * drupal *
Excellent read pitched at the correct level of knowledge and understanding -- Mr Paul Britton * drupal *
This text provides a good overview of leadership and assists students to develop their understanding of leadership in practice regardless of their role. -- Mrs Isabella Quinn * drupal *
Covering a comprehensive range of leader types, this book explores every dimension of leadership using exemplars from corporate and third sector perspectives. A valuable text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students from a range of disciplines -- Mrs Jeanette MacNaught * drupal *
Easy read and discusses issues that other books don′t. -- Mrs Louise Boole * drupal *
Comprehensive overview of key topics in leadership. Great for review of concepts and initiation of further discussion/exploration. -- Ms Chrysavgi Sklaveniti * drupal *
A recommended book that outlines the key concepts of leadership in a clear and concise manner. -- Ms Louise Lawson * drupal *
A great book for students to grasp the key concepts in Leadership -- Ms Marilia Angove * drupal *
Due to the students different learning styles and additional learning needs we have adopted a selection of books for the students to select a preference. I have shared these with our library. -- Ms Sara Hawkins * drupal *
Easy to understand for this level of student -- Ms Wendy Bateman * drupal *