John Adair : fundamentals of leadership / edited by Jonathan Gosling, Peter Case and Morgen Witzel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gosling, Jonathan.

Case, Peter, 1959-

Witzel, Morgen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adair, John Eric, 1934-.

Adair, John Eric.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

xv, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

John Adair is one of the most important and influential figure in the world of leadership thought and practice. More than a million people have been trained using Adair concepts such as action-centred leadership. He ranks with the likes of Warren Bennis in terms of both his influence and the depth and breadth of his thought. This book shows the depth of that influence in fields as diverse as leadership in the church, the air force, higher education and business, in many parts of the world, and offers fresh and original perspectives on Adair's ideas. The authors reach beyond the historic legacy of these ideas, making proposals for improving leadership development and offering insightful warnings about current trends and fads. Anyone convinced that leadership is crucial to improved performance, but who is suspicious of 'quick fix' approaches, should read this book for both understanding and practical advice.

Contents:

Part I Perspectives on Adair's Work 19

2 Strategos: An Exploration of John Adair's Influence on Strategic Leadership / Alan Hooper 21

3 Bridging the Gap: A Perspective on the Contribution of John Adair / John Potter 34

4 The Leaders and the Led: Dyadic Approaches to Leadership / Morgen Witzel 55

5 Gimme Five! Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on Leadership / Tim Harle 73

Part II Adair's Influence on Institutions 93

6 Action-Centred Leadership in the Royal Air Force: Final Landing or New Horizon? / Sir Brian Burridge 95

7 Public Sector Leadership Centres - a Variant of Groundhog Day? / Ewart Wooldridge 109

8 Leading the Way in Higher Education: A 20-year Journey from the University of Surrey to the Leadership Foundation / Robin Middlehurst, Tom Kennie, David Faraday 124

9 John Adair and Church Leadership / S. Martin Gaskell 146

Part III Action-Centred Leadership (ACL) in International Contexts 161

10 Functional Leadership in Australia - The Story / Greg McMahon 163

11 The Application of Action-Centred Leadership (ACL) in Hong Kong / Wai-ming Mak 189

12 The Forward View / John Adair 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230002050

0230002056

OCLC:

71790348

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