Impostor Leaders: Lessons on How Not to Lead

The book "The Impostor Leaders" uses its dark side to highlight important leadership lessons and provides a practical framework for understanding the range of good and bad leader-types in organizations. It appeals to leaders and managers across industry sectors and offers a substantial analysis of bad leadership.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 108 pages
Publication date: 26 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book takes a unique approach to the topic of leadership, utilizing its darker aspects as a means to emphasize some crucial leadership lessons. By doing so, it aims to assist all managers in reflecting on their own performance. The Impostor Leaders elucidates the concept of genuine leadership, highlighting the inseparable relationship between leading and managing. Based on this ability to seamlessly blend the roles of leadership and management, the book provides a comprehensive and practical exploration of the various types of leaders observed in organizations today. It does so through detailed descriptions and real-world examples, utilizing the Leadership Wheel as a conceptual framework to categorize eight types of leaders into four categories.

This book appeals to leaders and managers across various industry sectors, offering a substantial analysis of bad leadership that provides readers with a tangible framework for assessing their own capabilities. Through its insightful and thought-provoking content, The Impostor Leaders serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their leadership skills and develop effective management strategies.

Weight: 184g
Dimension: 228 x 151 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367649739