Leadership psychology how the best leaders inspire their people / Alan Cutler.

"Leadership Psychology enables leaders to achieve greater success for themselves and their organizations by providing a better understanding of the psychological relationships at play within working environments. It outlines how inspirational leaders across a range of award-winning companies understand their employees' psychological needs and use that knowledge to affect behavior and enhance performance.The book showcases examples of leadership best practice in businesses featured in The 2013 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for Survey. It analyzes and evaluates exclusive information gained through in-depth interviews with the most highly regarded leaders of a special selection of these winning companies and uses the underpinning principles of occupational psychology to reveal modern trends in working practice.Cutler offers up-to-the-minute, practical guidance to executives holding operational or strategic leadership positions in businesses of all shapes and sizes. "--

"A better understanding of the psychological relationships at play within current working environments will enable leaders to achieve greater success for themselves and their organizations. Leadership Psychology outlines how inspirational leaders across a range of award-winning companies of all sizes understand their employees' psychological needs and use that knowledge to affect behaviour and enhance performance. The book showcases examples of leadership best practice in businesses featured in The 2013 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for Survey. Exclusive information gained through interviews with the most highly regarded leaders of a special selection of these winning companies is analyzed and critically evaluated, using the underpinning principles of occupational psychology to reveal modern trends in working practice. This book provides up-to-the-minute practical guidance, based upon a rigorous psychological foundation, to executives holding operational or strategic leadership positions in businesses of all shapes and sizes"--

Machine generated contents note: Foreword -- Acknowledgements Introduction 01 Leadership theory -- past and present -- Great man theory -- Trait theory -- Behavioural theory -- Situational leadership -- Functional leadership -- Relationship theory -- Shared social identity -- Chapter summary02 Future challenges -- the 21st-century leader -- Innovation -- Talent management -- Social media -- Globalization -- Chapter summary03 Motivation -- the enduring principles -- Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- McGregor's X-Y theory -- Herzberg's hygiene and motivation factors -- Positive psychology -- Chapter summary04 The emotionally intelligent leader -- identifying and controlling emotions -- Measuring emotional intelligence -- Organizational climate -- Team norms -- The gender factor -- Emotional intelligence and business success -- Chapter summary05 Leader development -- identifying and promoting the inner self -- Psychometric tests -- 360-degree assessments -- The Personality Audit -- Executive coaching -- Chapter summary06 The psychological contract -- unwritten expectations of leaders and followers -- Employee expectations -- Organizational culture -- Contract violation -- from the employee's perspective -- Contract violation -- from the employer's perspective -- The generational factor -- Chapter summary07 Strategic leadership -- navigating a course into an uncertain future -- Strategic thinking -- defining the future -- Strategic planning -- making the future happen -- The psychology of decision-making -- Five essential skills for strategic leaders -- Chapter summary08 Extreme leadership -- leading when life is threatened -- Survival leadership -- Political leadership -- Emergency response leadership -- Combat leadership -- Leadership theories -- Chapter summary09 Future leadership -- the way forward -- Engaging leadership -- The integrated psychological approach -- Servant leadership -- Authentic leadership -- Ethical leadership -- Chapter summaryA final thought... References -- Index .

Includes bibliographies and index.

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