Leadership from Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers
Written by Barbara Kellerman
Narrated by Linda Jones
()
About this audiobook
This work draws on four cases of bad leadership-two in political leadership, two in business leadership-to show how it goes from bad to worse. Kellerman finds that bad leadership and bad followership go through four phases of development: 1) Onward and Upward; 2) Followers Join In; 3) Leaders Start In; and 4) Bad to Worse. These findings correctly suggest that the book, in addition to being of theoretical interest, is of practical import. It is intended, deliberately, to serve as an early warning system. By breaking bad leadership and followership into phases-each more ominous and ultimately dangerous than the one preceding-their progression will be easier to predict and detect. And easier, therefore, to slow or, preferably, to stop before they turn toxic.
Bad leadership is a social disease. But unlike diseases that are physical or psychological, it remains at the margins of our collective concerns. Leadership from Bad to Worse is, then, a corrective. Knowing that bad leadership can be checked before it corrupts is knowing that bad and then worse can be, if not completely precluded, then sometimes short-circuited.
Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kellerman is the James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She was the founding executive director of the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership and served as its research director. She was ranked by Forbes.com among the Top 50 Business Thinkers in 2009 and by Leadership Excellence in the top 15 of the 100 "best minds on leadership" in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 she was given the Wilbur M. McFeeley Award for her pioneering work on leadership and followership. She is author and editor of many books, including, most recently, Bad Leadership, Followership, and Leadership: Essential Selections on Power, Authority, and Influence.
Related to Leadership from Bad to Worse
Related audiobooks
American Fascism: How the GOP is Subverting Democracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTraitor: A History of American Betrayal from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Countdown to Socialism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Politics of Petulance: America in an Age of Immaturity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dark Quadrant: Organized Crime, Big Business, and the Corruption of American Democracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Pravda: My Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Abuse of Power: The Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Clock and the Calendar: A Front-Row Look at the Democrats' Obsession with Donald Trump Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Rogue Spooks: The Intelligence War on Donald Trump Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Leading from Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Big Intel: How the CIA Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Coup d'Etat: Exposing Deep State Treason and the Plan to Re-Elect President Trump Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Trump Must Go: The Top 100 Reasons to Dump Trump (and One to Keep Him) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth: The President's Falsehoods, Misleading Claims and Flat-Out Lies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Myths We Live By Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tyrannical Minds: Psychological Profiling, Narcissism, and Dictatorship Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Democrat Party Hates America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/550 Things They Don't Want You to Know Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Leadership For You
The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Win Friends And Influence People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance--What Women Should Know Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Principles: Life and Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 25th Anniversary: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems—and What to Do about It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Authentic Leader: Five Essential Traits of Effective, Inspiring Leaders Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freakonomics Rev Ed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success: What You Need to Know to Win Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Entreleadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/525 Ways to Win with People: How to Make Others Feel Like a Million Bucks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Leadership from Bad to Worse
0 ratings0 reviews