The Leader's Shadow

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William Q. Judge - Old Dominion University, USA

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Leadership | Organization Studies

240 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This is the first book to examine fully the inner dynamics of executives in top leadership positions.

This empirical examination of the character of leaders covers areas such as personality, values and spirituality, and has been conducted through surveys and in-depth interviews.

The reader is invited to combine the information gleaned from the life stories of the interviewed CEOs with personal reflection as a first step in developing his or her own leadership character.

Introduction

PART ONE: CONTEXT

Context Surrounding Executive Leaders

PART TWO: CHARACTER OF EXECUTIVE LEADERS

Personalities of Executive Leaders

Personal Values of Executive Leaders

Spirituality of Executive Leaders

PART THREE: CREATIVE FRUITS OF EXECUTIVE LEADERS

Creating a Vision of the Future

Creating Effective Strategic Properties

Creating Organizational Trust

PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS

Character and Creative Fruits Examined Together

Going into the Shadow and Emerging a Leader

"The Leader’s Shadow is an innovative and much needed approach. It is bristling with insights."

Ian I. Mitroff

University of Southern California

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William Q. Judge

William Q. Judge is the E.V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership and Professor of Strategic Management at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Bill was a U.S. Fulbright scholar to MGIMO University in Moscow in 2001, formerly served as the Director of the EMBA Program at the University of Tennessee, and has served as a board member for a $300 million health system for nine years. During his career, he has earned five different teaching awards and helped to train over 50 strategic management doctoral students. Dr. Judge's primary expertise is in the area of strategic leadership and corporate governance. He... More About Author

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