Leadership from Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers by Barbara Kellerman

Description: Leadership from Bad to Worse by Barbara Kellerman Bad leadership in both business and politics is all too common. Yet even when it is clear that leadership is poor, organizations struggle to change it. In Leadership from Bad to Worse, one of the nations leading leadership scholars looks at bad leadership across a range of organizations and details how and why it inexorably gets worse--and offers pathways for arresting these downward spirals. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Leadership from Bad to Worse is about how leadership that is bad, invariably, inexorably, gets worse--unless it is somehow, by someone or something, stopped or slowed. The process of going from bad to worse tends to be steady, as opposed to hasty. But once bad burrows in, it digs in. It digs in deeper and then deeper, making it difficult finally to extract or excise without getting rid of whoever and whatever is involved. This workdraws on four cases of bad leadership--two in political leadership, two in business leadership--to show how it goes from bad to worse. Kellerman finds that bad leadership and bad followership go through fourphases of development: 1) Onward and Upward; 2) Followers Join In; 3) Leaders Start In; and 4) Bad to Worse.These findings correctly suggest that the book, in addition to being of theoretical interest, is of practical import. It is intended, deliberately, to serve as an early warning system. By breaking bad leadership and followership into phases--each more ominous and ultimately dangerous than the one preceding--their progression will be easier to predict and detect. Andeasier, therefore, to slow or, preferably, to stop before they turn toxic. Bad leadership is a social disease. But unlike diseases that are physical or psychological, itremains at the margins of our collective concerns. Leadership from Bad to Worse is, then, a corrective. Knowing that bad leadership can be checked before it corrupts is knowing that bad and then worse can be, if not completely precluded, then sometimes short-circuited. Author Biography Barbara Kellerman was Founding Executive Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School; the Schools James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Leadership; and a member of the Harvard faculty for over twenty years. She is currently a Fellow at the Center. Kellerman has held professorships at Fordham, Tufts, Fairleigh Dickinson, George Washington, Uppsala, and Christopher Newport Universities, as well as at Dartmouth and its TuckSchool of Business. Kellerman is author and editor of twenty books on leadership/followership. Table of Contents Prologue - The PresentPart I - Looking InChapter 1: Democracy in Decline and Capitalism in QuestionChapter 2: Followership and Leadership in the 21st CenturyChapter 3: Making Meaning of Being BadChapter 4: The Stages of DevelopmentPart II - Digging InChapter 5: Martin Winterkorn - CEO of VolkswagenChapter 6: Recep Tayyip Erdogan - President of TurkeyChapter 7: Elizabeth Holmes - CEO of TheranosChapter 8: Xi Jinping - President of ChinaPart III - Closing InChapter 9: Phase I - Onward and UpwardChapter 10: Phase II - Followers Join InChapter 11: Phase III - Leaders Start InChapter 12: Phase IV - From Bad to WorseEpilogue - The Future Review PAY ATTENTION. With this simple advice, Barbara Kellerman conveys the powerful message that followers bear the ultimate accountability for the quality of our leaders. And usually thats us. Using four brilliant profiles, two CEOs and two heads of state, Kellerman examines and reveals the unique circumstances, but common DNA, shared by bad leaders, but reminds us that the balls in our court. * Stanley McChrystal, Founder & CEO, McChrystal Group, General, US Army (Ret) *Barbara Kellermans brilliant and blistering analysis is required reading and a cautionary tale to pull back from what is left of the brink. * Julia Hobsbawm, Award-winning business writer and Bloomberg commentator *This is an impressive contribution to our understanding of what Barbara Kellerman calls the dark side of the human condition, the pathologies of bad leadership. Its distinguishing and commendable strengths are its synoptic approach, exploring both bad leaders and bad followers in contexts ranging from politics to the workplace, and her innovative account of the four phases of corruption. * Haig Patapan, Professor of Government, Griffith University *A brutal but alas accurate depiction of the human parasites that cause most of the worlds big problems. In her usual direct, brave, and humorous style, Barbara Kellerman has managed to produce yet another leadership masterpiece: an outstanding book! * Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of Psychology, Columbia and University College London, and author of I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique *Bad leadership - leadership that undermines democracy or distorts capitalism - doesnt just happen. As Kellerman points out in her invaluable book it progresses in distinct phases that become more dangerous over time. An original and important look at how bad happens and how perhaps to preclude it. * Bert Spector, Professor of Business Emeritus, Northeastern University *In her brilliant new book, Barbara Kellerman shows exactly how we get to worse. For anyone concerned about the current state of leadership in business and society, this will show you the signs to look out - and correct - before it is too late. * Herminia Ibarra, The Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School *Prolific leadership writer Kellerman offers a fresh perspective on bad leadership and bad followership in business and politics, how bad leadership invariably gets worse and worse, and how these phenomena now inextricably link democracy with a capitalistic economy. * Dale Farris, Library Journal *Leadership from Bad to Worse provides valuable insights into the insidious nature of bad leadership and the importance of recognizing and addressing it early to prevent further deterioration. Kellermans work is a timely reminder that complacency towards bad leadership can have severe consequences for organizations and societies. * Sungsoo An, LinkedIn * Details ISBN0197759270 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780197759271 Format Hardcover UK Release Date 2024-06-03 Author Barbara Kellerman Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Subtitle What Happens When Bad Festers Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States ISBN-10 0197759270 DEWEY 324.22 AU Release Date 2024-08-25 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 256 Publication Date 2024-06-19 US Release Date 2024-06-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159100908;

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