Maccoby, Michael, 1933-

The leaders we need : and what makes us follow / Michael Maccoby. - Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2007. - xix, 249 p. ; 24 cm. - Leadership for the common good . - Leadership for the common good. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Leadership in a new context -- Revising leadership thinking -- Why we follow : the power of transference -- From bureaucratic followers to interactive collaborators -- Understanding people in the knowledge workplace -- Leaders for knowledge work -- Leaders for healthcare -- Leaders for learning -- The president we need -- Becoming a leader we need.

Explores the social and cultural factors that effect how and why people are draw to certain leaders.

9781422101667 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1422101665 1422103331 9781422103333

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Leadership.
Leadership--Psychological aspects.
Context effects (Psychology)
Transference (Psychology)

HM1261 / .M317 2007

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