Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Introducing the Language of Leadership; The Language of Leadership; Structure of the Book; PART I: Against 'Leadership'; 2. Using the Language of Leadership; Eleven Leaders...

Leadership perspectives -- Emerging trends in leadership -- Ethical pathologies and cognitive dissonance in corporate leadership -- Corporate social responsibility from the national, community, company, and individual level -- Complexity view on leadership -- The concept of the leadership...

Acknowledgements -- Why revitalise leadership? -- A framework for revitalising leadership -- Leading in upervisory management -- Leading in human resource management -- Leading in innovation and entrepreneurship -- Leading in strategy -- Leading in governance -- Revitalising : or revolutionizing...

"Drawing its origins from Human Relations movement of the early 20th century and from public leadership orientations emphasizing human aspects, human-centred public leadership approaches leadership from a system's perspective. It explores societal institutions, organizations, and phenomena as an...

"One current challenge of conducting research from the leadership-as-practice perspective is a practical one: how to capture and analyse the elusive practice of leadership within the web of mundane organising processes? Although a number of researchers have attempted to address the issue, there...