The Routledge Companion to Leadership and Change

The unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world call for a renewed focus on authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful leadership. This book provides guidelines in a variety of settings and contexts, presenting best practices for leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment. It is a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management, anchoring in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership and presenting essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 454 pages
Publication date: 10 February 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world demand a renewed focus on what constitutes authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful leadership. Traditional approaches rarely provide a permeating or systematic framework to garner a sense of higher purpose or nurture deeper moral and spiritual dimensions of leaders. Learning to be an effective leader requires a deep personal transformation, which is not easy. This text provides guidelines in various settings and contexts while presenting best practices in successfully leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment. Given the ever-growing, widespread importance of leadership and its role in initiating change, this will be a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management in business. The uniqueness of this book lies in its anchorage in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership, an approach most relevant for contemporary times and organizations. It represents an important milestone in the perennial quest for discovering the best leadership models and change practices to suit the contemporary organizations.

Designed to be a resource for scholars, practitioners, teachers, and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management, this will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, sports, history, politics, law, and psychology. It will present essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations. It brings the research on leadership and change management up to date, while also providing insights into the latest trends and developments in the field.

In conclusion, this book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to develop their leadership skills and make a positive impact in their organizations and communities. It offers a comprehensive and practical approach to leadership, grounded in moral and spiritual principles, and designed to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. By embracing the principles outlined in this book, leaders can inspire and motivate their teams, drive innovation, and create a culture of excellence.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367706340