Sensible Leadership: Human Centered, Insightful and Prudent

The book emphasizes the importance of a new type of leader that is responsive to the challenges of the knowledge age, global connectivity, and instant communications. It provides a comprehensive framework for transforming common individuals into sensible leaders with the capacity to improve organizational culture using soft skills. Sensible leaders are human-centered, insightful, prudent, and focused on the needs and feelings of followers. They are integral and ethical leaders who serve as guides of guides, coaches, and mentors, not forcing followers but perceiving clues and responding promptly to solve organizational challenges. The book is a timely reading for leaders, managers, researchers, academics, practitioners, students, and the general public working in organizations across industries and sectors worldwide pursuing quality standards, organizational transformation, and sustainability.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This Leadership book is a remarkable addition to the esteemed Human Centered Book Trilogy, which comprises the 2021 volumes of the Routledge Human Centered Management HCM Series. HCM books are at the forefront of a transformative shift, moving away from the traditional perspective of humans as mere resources towards a human-centered management and organizational paradigm that is shaping the 21st century. At its core, HCM is built upon the talent, well-being, and engagement of individuals within the workplace, driving work engagement, quality standards, high performance, and productivity for long-term organizational sustainability in the dynamic and complex global VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environment.

Crafted with meticulous attention by renowned human-centered scholars, this book underscores the urgent need for a new breed of leaders who can navigate the challenges of the knowledge age, global connectivity, and instantaneous communications. It presents a comprehensive framework for transforming ordinary individuals into sensible leaders with exceptional capacity to enhance organizational culture through the application of Soft Skills. Sensible leaders are characterized by their human-centered approach, insightful perspective, prudent decision-making, and unwavering focus on the needs and feelings of their followers. They serve as integral and ethical leaders, guiding, coaching, and mentoring their teams without resorting to coercion. Instead, they perceive clues and respond promptly to address organizational challenges, demonstrating honor and integrity in both personal and work environments.

This book, along with its two complementary titles, Human Centered Organizational Culture: Global Dimensions and Soft Skills for Human Centered Management and Global Sustainability, serves as a timely resource for leaders, managers, researchers, academics, practitioners, students, and the broader public engaged in organizations across industries and sectors worldwide. These books are essential reading for those who are committed to achieving quality standards, driving organizational excellence, and fostering a sustainable future. By embracing the principles of human-centered management, we can create workplaces that prioritize the well-being and growth of individuals, leading to greater success and fulfillment for all stakeholders.

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367550745