Work and Organizational Psychology Arena

Metaphors We Lead By

Understanding Leadership in the Real World

• Edited by Mats Alvesson, and André Spicer.

Published November 2010

We live in a leadership-obsessed society. The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership. Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope. Seeking to understand the faith we…
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The New Psychology of Leadership

Identity, Influence and Power

• By S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen D. Reicher and Michael J. Platow.

Published September 2010

According to John Adair, the most important word in the leader's vocabulary is "we" and the least important word is "I". But if this is true, it raises one important question: Why do psychological analyses of leadership always focus on the leader as an individual — as the great "I"? One answer…
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Coaching Women to Lead

• By Averil Leimon, François Moscovici and Helen Goodier.

Published August 2010

Coaching Women to Lead asks why, in the 21st century, there is still such a disparity in the number of women filling leadership roles, compared with men. It argues that a specific coaching approach for women is not only possible but required to support women throughout their corporate career. In…
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Leadership in Organizations

Current Issues and Key Trends

• Edited by John Storey.

Published August 2010

Leadership has proved a tricky beast to pin down and the subject has been approached from a variety of perspectives over the years. The beauty of this textbook lies in its role as an illustrative guide though the wilds of an elusive discipline. This second edition of Leadership in…
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Leading Under Pressure

From Surviving to Thriving Before, During, and After a Crisis

• By Erika Hayes James, and Lynn Perry Wooten.

Published July 2010

To say that the global workforce is under pressure may be an understatement. At a macro level, there is the pressure of worldwide competition and the need to operate across the globe. At a more micro level, there is the pressure of individuals or departments to produce more with…
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Do I See Us Like You See Us? Consensus, Agreement, and the Context of Leadership Relationships

A Special Issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

• Edited by Birgit Schyns, and David V. Day.

Published June 2010

The quality of relationships between leaders and followers continues to be a relevant topic for researchers and practitioners. The importance of that relationship cannot be overestimated because it is a lens through which followers view their entire work experience. Also, the relationship between…
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Leadership Insight

• By Nancy J. Adler.

Published June 2010

The Leadership Insight journal is an invitation; an invitation to enter into the quiet and contemplation it takes to be wise. It is an invitation to find our true selves, and thus the essence of our best leadership. The names on the cover and in the journal are those of individual leaders…
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Full Range Leadership Development

Pathways for People, Profit and Planet

• By John J. Sosik, and Dongil (Don) Jung.

Published September 2009

It has been more than 20 years since Bernie Bass presented an integrated overview of full range leadership development. This has been the standard for providing leadership training around the world in business, military, religious and educational contexts. Penn State University’s master of…
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Leadership and Fairness

A Special Issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

• Edited by Daan van Knippenberg, and David De Cremer.

Published November 2008

The fairness of the treatment they receive is a key concern to people in organizations. Leaders are a key source of such decisions and treatment that may elicit feelings of fairness or unfairness, but research in leadership and organizational justice has only recently started to explore the…
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An Integrative Approach to Leader Development

Connecting Adult Development, Identity, and Expertise

• By David V. Day, Michelle M. Harrison and Stanley M. Halpin.

Published August 2008

This book is a beginning, a first step, in taking leader development in organizations beyond conventional wisdom toward a scientifically sound research-based set of principles and practices. The authors looked beyond their own academic disciplines to bring to bear accumulated wisdom from…
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