Leadership-as-practice by Raelin, Joseph A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations List of contributors 1. Introduction to Leadership-as-Practice: Theory and Application

Overview Introducing the “practice view” Prior traditions Agency and structure The activities of leadership-as-practice Leadership development Research Ideology The chapters of this volume References

Part I: Background

2. Mapping the leadership-as-practice terrain: Comparative elements

3. The philosophical basis of leadership-as-practice from a hermeneutical perspective

Why is an understanding of the philosophy of practice important to studying and theorizing practice? Philosophical underpinnings of practice Phenomenological approaches to leadership-as-practice Concluding discussion References

4. Democratic roots: Feeding the multiple dimensions of leadership-as-practice

Understanding the understanding of leadership Two views of the ethical nature of human beings Recognizing a democratic root of L-A-P Implications for L-A-P Conclusion Notes References

Part II: Embodied nature

5. Leadership as identity: A practice-based exploration

Introduction A stand-up meeting Through the lens of practice, identity, and leadership Leadership References

Introduction What constitutes leadership? Combining insights to explore the material dimension of leadership Empirical illustration Discussion and conclusion Notes References

7. Turning leadership inside-out and back-to-front: A dialogical-hermeneutical account

Part III: Social interactions

8. Where’s the agency in leadership-as-practice?

Leadership as self-action Leadership as inter-action A brief philosophical diversion Leadership as trans-action Discussion Note References

9. Developing leadership as dialogic practice

Dialogue as coordinated action Conversational choice-points Understanding as a relational achievement Leadership and the development of dialogic skill Developing dialogic skills in action General learning outcomes Conclusion References

10. Conversational travel and the identification of leadership phenomena

Introduction Relational treatments of leadership Building a vocabulary and repertoire of conversational travel Building a vocabulary and repertoire of leadership An illustrative example Conversational travel within discourse analytic inquiry: A conversation Implications for the study of leadership Note References

Part IV: Application

Introduction Critical approaches to the study of leadership Gender, diversity, and embodiment: A critical feminist study of leadership Power, knowledge, language, and subjectivity Summary and implications for leadership-as-practice References

12. Methodologies to discover and challenge leadership-as-practice

In search of leadership-as-practice Learning from others: Strategy-as-practice What can be known about L-A-P? Some approaches to reveal L-A-P: Mostly ideographic Activity theory: A method for integrating approaches to researching L-A-P? Conclusion References

13. Doing leadership-as-practice development

From leader development to leadership development Doing LaPD: Collaborative leadership learning groups (CLLGs) Example of LaPD 1: Program for a major housing association in the UK Example of LaPD 2: A global services company Doing LaPD: Executive coaching Example of LaPD 3: Coaching for a senior executive team member Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References

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