Sweet dreams and nightmares [electronic resource] : learning from good and bad leaders / Adrian Furnham.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBusiness & management collection. Leadership development: ; Henry Stewart talksBusiness & management collection. Managing and leading people: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (47 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Executive ability | Executives -- Training of | Leadership -- Psychological aspects | Leadership -- Study and teachingOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series (Managing and leading people) | Series (Leadership development) Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Six issues in leadership issues -- History of psychological thinking about leadership -- Leadership roles -- Themes in leadership literature -- Problems with trait work -- Characteristics of successful leaders -- Five dimensions of personality -- The talented leader -- The behavioural approach -- Transactional vs. transformational leadership -- REG theory -- Growing leadership capability -- Managerial courage -- The Icarus syndrome -- The moral -- Why do high flyers fall? -- Selection -- Flawed personalities -- Graduates of business units -- Derailment patterns of high potentials -- Competencies and their dark sides -- Solution.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.