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The Leader's Shadow
Exploring and Developing Executive Character
- William Q. Judge - Old Dominion University, USA
April 1999 | 240 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This is the first book to examine fully the inner dynamics of executives in top leadership positions.
This empirical examination of the character of leaders covers areas such as personality, values and spirituality, and has been conducted through surveys and in-depth interviews.
The reader is invited to combine the information gleaned from the life stories of the interviewed CEOs with personal reflection as a first step in developing his or her own leadership character.
Introduction
PART ONE: CONTEXT
Context Surrounding Executive Leaders
PART TWO: CHARACTER OF EXECUTIVE LEADERS
Personalities of Executive Leaders
Personal Values of Executive Leaders
Spirituality of Executive Leaders
PART THREE: CREATIVE FRUITS OF EXECUTIVE LEADERS
Creating a Vision of the Future
Creating Effective Strategic Properties
Creating Organizational Trust
PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS
Character and Creative Fruits Examined Together
Going into the Shadow and Emerging a Leader
"The Leader’s Shadow is an innovative and much needed approach. It is bristling with insights."
University of Southern California
