Leadership
A Reflective and Student Focused Approach
- Andrei A. Lux - Edith Cowan University, Australia
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January 2025 | 344 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Authenticity is key for successful leaders—they remain true to themselves, drawing strength from their diverse constellation of experiences, perspectives, and heritages. Leadership invites you to challenge traditional norms about leader identity and develop your own positive leadership behaviors.
This book’s transformational approach empowers you to critically examine your beliefs, values, and experiences, fostering a reflective self-knowledge base, an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal agency. It offers a clear, concise overview of leadership, emphasizing that there isn’t a single best way to lead; true leadership emerges from within.
Your learning is supported by over 30 in-text activities and self-assessment quizzes designed to reframe your past experiences as leadership interventions and draw out valuable self-knowledge. This book is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate Leadership students.
Andrei A. Lux is a Lecturer in Leadership at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University.
This book’s transformational approach empowers you to critically examine your beliefs, values, and experiences, fostering a reflective self-knowledge base, an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal agency. It offers a clear, concise overview of leadership, emphasizing that there isn’t a single best way to lead; true leadership emerges from within.
Your learning is supported by over 30 in-text activities and self-assessment quizzes designed to reframe your past experiences as leadership interventions and draw out valuable self-knowledge. This book is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate Leadership students.
Andrei A. Lux is a Lecturer in Leadership at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Leadership
Chapter 2: Global Leadership Context
Chapter 3: Personality, Traits, and Psychopathy
Chapter 4: Situational, Servant, and Authentic Leadership
Chapter 5: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
Chapter 6: Culture, Diversity, and Inclusive Leadership
Chapter 7: Values, Integrity, and Ethical Leadership
Chapter 8: Self-Awareness and Leadership Development
Chapter 9: Power, Influence, and Communication
Chapter 10: Practical Leadership Skills
Chapter 11: Leading Teams and Managing Conflict
Chapter 12: Leading People Through Change
the book explores the fundamentals of leadership i.e. definitions, traits etc in a variety of contexts ideal for beginners (Level 4) and advanced (Level 7). The book is accompanied with useful teaching materials (slides and lecturer's notes) and thought-inducing exercises.
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