Doing Leadership Differently (Paperback)

Amanda Sinclair

ISBN 10: 0522851495 / ISBN 13: 9780522851496

Published by Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2004

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Paperback. The Australian workforce is amazingly diverse, with men and women bringing a huge range of cultural backgrounds, skills and life experiences to their jobs. But this diversity, with all its potential for cleverness and creativity, is not reflected in the ranks our of senior business and corporate leaders.Amanda Sinclair argues that Australian organisations are clinging to an outdated concept of leadership. We expect our leaders to be a certain type of person-a tough, heterosexual male. Drawing on interviews with senior executives, male and female, she shows convincingly why our faith in this traditional style of leadership is so strong-and misplaced.Doing Leadership Differently is essential reading for both established and aspiring executives and managers. It offers a challenging and original analysis of-. why the traditional style of leadership has failed us. how men as well as women can benefit from understanding how gender shapes leadership style. how to put power and sexuality at the heart of effective leadership. ways of widening the pool of Australian leadership talent. We expect our leaders to be a certain type of person-a tough, heterosexual male. Drawing on interviews with senior executives, male and female, Amanda Sinclair shows convincingly why our faith in this traditional style of leadership is so strong-and misplaced. Doing Leadership Differently is essential reading for both established and aspiring executives and managers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doing Leadership Differently (Paperback)
• Publisher: Melbourne University Press, Carlton
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0522851495
• ISBN 13: 9780522851496
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Australian workforce is amazingly diverse, with men and women bringing a huge range of cultural backgrounds, skills and life experiences to their jobs. But this diversity, with all its potential for cleverness and creativity, is not reflected in the ranks our of senior business and corporate leaders. Amanda Sinclair argues that Australian organisations are clinging to an outdated concept of leadership. We expect our leaders to be a certain type of person-a tough, heterosexual male. Drawing on interviews with senior executives, male and female, she shows convincingly why our faith in this traditional style of leadership is so strong-and misplaced. Doing Leadership Differently is essential reading for both established and aspiring executives and managers. It offers a challenging and original analysis of: . why the traditional style of leadership has failed us . how men as well as women can benefit from understanding how gender shapes leadership style . how to put power and sexuality at the heart of effective leadership . ways of widening the pool of Australian leadership talent.

About the Author

Amanda Sinclair is Foundation Professor of Management (Diversity and Change) at the Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, where she teaches managers and executives. She is also the author of Trials at the Top (1994). As the mother of four children, Amanda has a personal as well as professional interest in changes to leadership.