Choosing leaders and choosing to lead : science, politics, and intuition in executive selection / by Douglas Board.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Board, Douglas, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive succession.

Executive ability.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Gower Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Choosing Leaders and Choosing to Lead, Douglas Board argues that we often choose badly when selecting for positions in or near the board room in organisations large and small, public and private. He explains why today's good HR practice, such as the use of competency frameworks, has transformed front-line and middle management selection, but fails at higher organisational altitudes. The author reviews and critically appraises contemporary practice in senior selection and offers insights from sociological and social psychological perspectives. He describes a world after competencies, in whic

Contents:

Cover; Contents; About the Author; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Usage; Part I From Bad to Good to Stuck; 1 From Bad ...; 2 ... To Good; 3 ... To Stuck; 6 A Deeper Crisis; Part III Re-thinking Fundamentals; 7 Skill and Intuition; 8 Games, Skill and Belonging; 9 Re-thinking Science and Leader Selection; Part IV So What?; 10 The Candidate's Perspective; 11 The Selector's and Society's Perspective; Part V Notes; 12 Field Notes for Candidates; 13 Field Notes for Selectors; 14 Academic Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57180-3

1-317-16693-0

1-317-16692-2

1-280-69007-0

9786613667014

1-4094-3649-7

9781315571805

OCLC:

793193150