The Elephant in the Boardroom The causes of leadership derailment
This book from the acclaimed management writer Adrian Furnham, explores the dark side of leadership and how and why leaders can have a negative impact upon their companies and organisations. It asks why too often people do not speak out but instead i
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Also by Adrian Furnham Reaching for the Counter (1993) Business Watching (1994)(with Barrie Gunter) The Myths of Management (1996) Corporate Culture Shock (1997) The Psychology of Managerial Incompetence (1998) Body Language at Work (1999) The Hopeless, Hapless and Helpless Manager (2000) Children and Advertising (2000) The 3D Manager: Dangerous, Derailed and Deranged (2001) Growing Up with Advertising (2002) Mad, Sad and Bad Management (2003) Binge Drinking (2003) Management and Myths (2004) The People Business (2005) Dishonesty at Work (2005)(with John Taylor) Management Mumbo-Jumbo (2006) Head and Heart Management (2007) Management Intelligence (2008) Dim Sum Management (2008)
THE ELEPHANT IN THE BOARDROOM The causes of leadership derailment
Adrian Furnham
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ISBN 978-1-349-31092-0 ISBN 978-0-230-28187-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-0-230-28187-5 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
CONTENTS
List of Figures and Tables Preface
vi vii
Part I 1 Researching Derailed, Incompetent and Failed Leaders 2 Early Research and Speculations 3 Personality Styles, Traits and Disorders
3 34 77
Part II 4 The Successful Psychopath 5 Narcissism at Work 6 The Machiavellian Leader
97 111 140
Part III 7 Sector-Specific Disorders 8 Six More OddBalls
155 177
Part IV 9 The Cognitively Challenged Leader 10 Preventing and Managi
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