Leadership Insights: 15 Unique Perspectives on Effective Leadership, by Various

Another Harvard Business Review article collection about leadership & management, with results of various studies over the years & tips on how to apply the theory to practical situations:

• The Manager's Job, by Henry Mintzberg Managers & Leaders: Are They Different?, by Abraham Zaleznik.
• What Leaders Really Do, by John P. Kotter What Makes a Leader?, by Daniel Goleman.
• Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?, by Rob Goffee & Gareth Jones.
• Narcissistic Leaders, by Michael Maccoby.
• Good Communication That Blocks Learning, by Chris Argyris.
• A Survival Guide For Leaders, by Ronald A. Heifetz & Mark Linsky.
• Where Leadership Starts, Robert A. Eckert.
• Leadership: Sad Facts & Silver Linings, by Thomas J. Peters.
• Leadership in a Combat Zone, by William G. Pagonis.
• The Hard Work of Being a Soft Manager, by William H. Peace.
• We Don't Need Another Hero, by Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.
• The Job No CEO Should Delegate, by Laurence A. Bossidy.
• Are You Picking the Right Leaders, by Melvin Sorcher & James Brant

As with the previous compilation the articles could merge into each other, possibly due to some overlap in the research findings or maybe because there's not all that much to know about leadership & management. Certainly towards end I felt that using one's own instincts & experience were probably more valuable than any number of 'how to be a great manager' books would be. In which case the best advice from one of the articles was to 'be yourself, only better', which seemed fair to me!

Available from Google Books or WorldCat.
Finished mid November 2011.
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