Transforming Toxic Leaders

Alan Goldman

Published by Stanford University Press 2009

Transforming Toxic Leaders

Alan Goldman

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804772570

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About this book

This book argues that toxic leadership presents organizations with opportunities for positive transformation, innovation, growth, and development. The author offers a unique 'Model of Leader Detoxification' as a central blueprint for successfully managing toxic leaders and growing healthier, visionary companies.

Author / Editor information

Alan Goldman is Professor of Management at Arizona State University. He is the author of numerous books and articles. In 2005, he received the Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management for his research on toxic leadership.

Reviews

David Van Fleet:
"This work is exceptionally well done. Integrating management, organizational behavior, leadership, clinical psychology and psychotherapy is not easy, but Goldman makes it seem easy. He documents actual problems and then suggests ways of dealing with them."

Manfred Kets de Vries:
"Finally, one of these leadership books that is not only extremely rare but also very timely."

Barbara Kellerman, Center for Public Leadership:
"The swollen literature on good leadership is gradually being tempered by the growing literature on bad leadership. This correction is both necessary and long overdue—which is why Alan Goldman's book constitutes a contribution to the cause. He explores some bad leaders in some considerable depth, and provides pragmatic possibilities for remediation. Recommended for those - and they should be legion—with an interest in how to convert bad into good."

Ricky Griffin:
"Alan Goldman has created a truly significant book. The "inside perspective" that the author provides is both unique and potentially transformational. The change processes outlined in the book offer tremendous opportunities for those leaders, managers, and organizations trapped in the downward spiral of toxicity."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Extended Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Preview Publicly Available Download PDF	xxiii
1. Demagogue to Dialogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Emotional Deposits and Withdrawals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3. Life-and-Death Leadership Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
4. Post-Traumatic Leadership Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
5. Reinventing the Toxic Leader Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
6. Leader Detoxification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
7. Transforming Toxicity into Opportunity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151

Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 184
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1

eBook

Published: July 24, 2009
ISBN: 9780804772570