The History of Thinking About Leadership
The topic of leadership is controversial. There are those who argue that leadership is greatly overvalued: that the success of organisations derives at least as much from serendipity as from strategy, vision or leadership. They argue that attempts to iden
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NO MORE HEROES David Pendleton Adrian Furnham Jon Cowell
Leadership “A welcome third edition of a book I’ve recommended every year to my Executive MSc students. Beautifully written—informative, academic and easy to read. If only more books were written with such style.” —Helen Ballard, MA (Oxon), MSc, C.Psychol. Programme Director, MSc Strategy, Change and Leadership, University of Bristol, UK “I have used the Primary Colour leadership model both personally and across the whole organisation for several years. The model challenges conventional thinking and I have seen it shape successful shifts in leadership behaviours which have driven real business outcomes.” —Howard Kerr, CEO, BSi “… brilliant and beautifully written book on leadership. It is a treasure trove.” —Michael West, Professor of Organizational Psychology, Lancaster University Management School and Head of Thought Leadership, The King’s Fund, London “This book is a very practical guide for anyone who has to lead an organization. All humans have limitations, but none have quite the same. This book describes how to put together leadership teams that cover all the gaps and it does so in clear language without the jargon and gimmicks that make so many books on this subject unreadable!” —Tony Tyler, former Director General and CEO, IATA “Leadership is the most important problem in organizational affairs; when good leadership is in place, organizations thrive, and vice versa. In this second edition of their leadership classic, Professors Pendleton and Furnham provide an indispensable introduction to the key issues and the rational answers to this vexed but fascinating topic.” —Professor Bob Hogan, Hogan Assessment Systems “Over the years we’ve worked with many of the leadership edu-tainers with their latest books. Most of them are completely underwhelming. This book has definitions, academic rigour, and wisdom based on direct experience of what works and under what conditions.” —MIke Haffenden, CEO, Strategic Dimensions
“Amidst the clutter of books on leadership, this book stands out. It helps make sense out of a whole range of leadership theories and integrates it all into the authors’ own compelling view of what makes leaders effective. I’ve found their framework very helpful in my own work.” —Larry Benjamin, Capwell Partners, Chicago, IL “Wonderful stuff….A really important and worthwhile book.” —Sir David Haslam, Chairman, National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE), Past President BMA, Past President Royal College of General Practitioners “Clear analysis of effective leadership and how leadership teams need to work together to be complete, the authors point us beyond ‘heroic leadership’ - the concepts are new, powerful and provocative.” —Richard Olivier, Leadership development consultant and Artistic Director of Olivier Mythodrama “I have seen the application of these ideas enable individuals and teams from around the world to understand what it is they need to do, and why, and align their personal and collective efforts to work together ef
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