Credible : the power of expert leaders / Amanda Goodall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodall, Amanda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Expertise.

Specialists.

Organizational sociology.

Physical Description:

xii, 255 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First US edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, 2023.

Summary:

"Amanda Goodall has spent a decade researching what makes organizations tick, everywhere from the business world to hospitals and healthcare systems, football and basketball teams, and Formula 1 organizations. By debunking the cult of managerialism (the notion that smart people can run anything and the emphasis on leadership personality), Goodall reshapes our understanding of bosses and the traits necessary for organizational success. She identifies the key characteristics of expert leaders and provides a real and grossly underappreciated model for career success: "go deep into a business, work hard, pay attention, and know your stuff." Those who run hospitals and healthcare systems, for example, should be physicians with deep clinical expertise, not financiers or people parachuted in from other industries. Those who run school systems and universities need to understand from experience the stress of balancing teaching, research, and student welfare. Credible demonstrates categorically that expertise matters more than ever and that we need our leaders to be experts with a deep, understanding of their organizations from many years spent learning the business and working their way up the ladder. The people who work for them are happier because they feel better understood and the organizations they lead are more successful" -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

When non-experts fly the plane

The death of expertise?

The case for expert leaders

How expert leadership works

Expert leaders create productive workplaces

Spotting expert leaders

Developing experts into leaders

The expert-friendly organization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-244) and index.

"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain in 2023 by Basic Books UK, an imprint of John Murray press, an Hachette UK company"--Title page verso.

Other Format:

Online version: Goodall, Amanda. Credible.

ISBN:

9781541702509

1541702506

OCLC:

1388212699