Leadership psychology : how the best leaders inspire their people /

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"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 un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cutler, Alan
Format: Printed Book
Published: London: KoganPage, 2014.
Subjects:
Leadership-Psychological aspects.
Employee motivation.
Online Access:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=w6ZbBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Leadership+psychology+:by+Alan+Cutler&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju7qiTj8LWAhUKvY8KHeBMBq0Q6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=Leadership%20psychology%20%3Aby%20Alan%20Cutler&f=false
Table of Contents:
  • 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 .

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