Outsider Leadership Insights and Interviews from Business Leaders
Encompassing interviews with managing directors and CEOs, this book explores the role of business outsiders as leaders. Viewing the term ‘outsider’ in a broad sense, the book considers leader background, perspective, gender, training and family membership
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Outsider Leadership “The genius of this book is in picking apart a taken-for-granted category in leadership research—‘the outsider’—and mapping the terrain that comes with it. For ‘succession professionals’ such as Board Chairs, owners, private equity partners and the like, this book provides an invaluable tool in the form of a ready-reckoner of upsides and downsides that come with an outsider candidate.” —Anand Narasimhan, Shell Professor of Global Leadership & Dean of Faculty and Research, IMD “The perspective of the outsider has generated great literature throughout the ages. It is rarely a comfortable position but it is one that has motivated great achievement in academia, the military and public life. In Outsider Leadership— Insights and Interviews from Business Leaders, Felicity Kelliher and her colleagues cleverly apply the perspective to the business world with a series of fascinating case studies.” —Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford “Standing outside, never being quite part of what’s going on, always looking in, observing, and trying to figure things out, can have many advantages. Outsiders are more likely to question what others would take for granted. As a first, Patrick C. Flood and his associates have looked at the question of outsider leadership, demonstrating how an outsider’s eye on things can turn into a competitive advantage. Anyone interested in this topic would be wise to pick up this book.” —Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change; The Raoul de Vitry d’Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, INSEAD “Leadership is widely studied, as is outsiderness. But surprisingly, we know relatively little about Outsider Leadership. How do they lead? What are the advantages and disadvantages of feeling like an outsider? Being seen as an outsider by followers? The world is seeing a resurgence of outsider leaders in recent years and Patrick C. Flood and his associates are doing us all a great service by helping us learn more about what is happening around us. Anyone interested in understanding more about leadership is best advised to read this book.” —Randall S. Peterson, Academic Director of the Leadership Institute and Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School
Chris O’Riordan • Felicity Kelliher Patrick C. Flood • Malcolm Higgs
Outsider Leadership Insights and Interviews from Business Leaders
Chris O’Riordan School of Business Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford, Ireland
Felicity Kelliher School of Business Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford, Ireland
Patrick C. Flood DCU Business School Dublin City University Dublin, Ireland
Malcolm Higgs Hull University Business School University of Hull Hull, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-97462-0 ISBN 978-3-319-97463-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97463-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954419 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The A
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