"The idea of leadership failure and derailment has been brushed under the carpet for far too long and only now are the statistics on the sheer numbers who fail coming out. Backstabbers and Bullies provides the latest psychiatric and clinical perspectives on dark side behaviour, including

"A collection of engaging and thought-provoking essays looking at the world of business and management during a recession. Furnham takes a sideways look at some business issues that are often brushed under the carpet and examines recent academic contributions to business literature in an amusing...

Potential -- What is potential -- Potential -- The style and character of potential -- Intelligence: capacity for learning and growth -- Intelligence at work -- Overview of personality -- High potential personality traits and leadership -- Emerging trends in personality testing -- Experience:...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- PART ONE Potential -- 1 What is potential -- 2 Potential -- PART TWO The Style and Character of Potential -- 3 Intelligence: Capacity for learning and growth -- 4 Intelligence at work -- 5 Overview of personality -- 6 High-potential...