| Description |
xxiv, 232 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction -- PART 1: Leadership in Australia - where are we at? -- 1. Room to move -- 2. There's no such thing as a 'leader" -- PART 2: The paradoxes of leadership and authority in Australia -- 3. The water we swim in -- 4. Paradox 1: Anti-authority and authority-dependent -- 5. Paradox 2: Egalitarian and hierarchical -- 6. Paradox 3: Relational and competitive -- 7. Paradox 4: Battling adversity and living in prosperity -- PART 3: Shifting practice -- 8. Leading across difference - the great Australian challenge -- 9. Leading in Australia - the why before the how -- 10. power, rank and authority -- 11. The leverage of role -- 12. Conflict, growth and innovation -- 13. Doing business with authority - the why -- 14. Doing business differently - the how -- 15. More than surviving -- 16. A new Australian leadership story |
| Summary |
Australians bemoan the quality of our leaders. We blame those in power for not showing leadership, only to turn on them when they start tackling the hard issues they are expected to fix. No wonder, then, that even the most passionate and talented among us hesitate to take up this important role. The Australian Leadership Paradox offers a circuit breaker for this impasse, providing new insights into Australia's distinct leadership culture and a new way forward. It exposes the inherent tensions in Australians' historical relationship with authority, interrogates our culture of mateship and egalitarianism, and challenges the narrative of a nation of Aussies leading in adversity when we are actually living in 'the lucky country'. These tensions are the four key paradoxes of Australian leadership. Drawing on their extensive experience, Geoff Aigner and Liz Skelton ask the deep questions on what it means to lead well. Working with hundreds of leaders from government, business and community organisations, they have identified how we can develop more purposeful leadership. They show how it's possible for leadership to be inspiring, sustainable and effective in bringing positive economic and social change. Incisive and practical, this unique book shows how we can participate in creating the change we want to see in the world |
| Analysis |
Leadership |
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Management skills |
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Management style |
| Notes |
"Social Leadership Australia"--p. [2] of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
| Subject |
Leadership -- Australia.
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Political leadership -- Australia.
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Political science -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
Skelton, Liz, author
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Social Leadership Australia
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| ISBN |
9781743310304 (paperback) |
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9781743316108 (hardback) |
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