What philosophy can teach you about being a better leader
Reynolds, Alison
What philosophy can teach you about being a better leader / Alison Reynolds, Dominic Houlder, Jules Goddard, David Lewis. - London ; New York, NY : Kogan Page, 2020. - xviii, 208 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dehumanized workplace — Who can reconnect us with our dreams? — Reason and passion in the humanized workplace — Humanizing strategy — Creativity and critical thinking — A question of example and fairness — The gift of authority — Meaning and communication — From engagement to encounter — Values and ethical pluralism — The freedom to do what you can.
For decades, we have looked to management theorists, organizational psychologists and economists to tell us how we can squeeze the most out of people at work. The result? People are uninspired, feel like cogs in a machine and prefer to leave traditional work structures behind. Numbers and productivity can only get you so far.
What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader offers a different route that will allow you to reconnect with the humanist values of work. By turning to philosophy, and what it teaches us about finding fulfilment and living a good life, this book uncovers the ways you can re-engage your workforce by valuing its members as people, rather than just tools within the process.
The four authors argue that the rise of the 'omnipotent leader', who focuses on telling rather than leading, risks creating a new generation of feudal CEOs and needs to be resisted. With the help of Aristotle, Socrates, Kant and Nietzsche, as well as a whole host of other brilliant minds, they turn traditional management practices on their head, showing how moving away from traditional, hierarchical, risk focused control structures can lead to improved employee engagement, increased productivity and better outcomes for the entire business.
9781789660265 1789660262 9780749493165
Leadership
Philosophy
HD57.7 / .R4935 2020eb
What philosophy can teach you about being a better leader / Alison Reynolds, Dominic Houlder, Jules Goddard, David Lewis. - London ; New York, NY : Kogan Page, 2020. - xviii, 208 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dehumanized workplace — Who can reconnect us with our dreams? — Reason and passion in the humanized workplace — Humanizing strategy — Creativity and critical thinking — A question of example and fairness — The gift of authority — Meaning and communication — From engagement to encounter — Values and ethical pluralism — The freedom to do what you can.
For decades, we have looked to management theorists, organizational psychologists and economists to tell us how we can squeeze the most out of people at work. The result? People are uninspired, feel like cogs in a machine and prefer to leave traditional work structures behind. Numbers and productivity can only get you so far.
What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader offers a different route that will allow you to reconnect with the humanist values of work. By turning to philosophy, and what it teaches us about finding fulfilment and living a good life, this book uncovers the ways you can re-engage your workforce by valuing its members as people, rather than just tools within the process.
The four authors argue that the rise of the 'omnipotent leader', who focuses on telling rather than leading, risks creating a new generation of feudal CEOs and needs to be resisted. With the help of Aristotle, Socrates, Kant and Nietzsche, as well as a whole host of other brilliant minds, they turn traditional management practices on their head, showing how moving away from traditional, hierarchical, risk focused control structures can lead to improved employee engagement, increased productivity and better outcomes for the entire business.
9781789660265 1789660262 9780749493165
Leadership
Philosophy
HD57.7 / .R4935 2020eb
