Leadership Psychology

Foreword
Acknowledgements

Introduction

01 Leadership theory - past and present
Great man theory
Trait theory
Behavioural theory
Situational leadership
Functional leadership
Relationship theory
Shared social identity
Chapter summary

02 Future challenges - the 21st-century leader
Innovation
Talent management
Social media
Globalization
Chapter summary

03 Motivation - the enduring principles
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
McGregor's X-Y theory
Herzberg's hygiene and motivation factors
Positive psychology
Chapter summary

04 The emotionally intelligent leader - identifying and controlling emotions
Measuring emotional intelligence
Organizational climate
Team norms
Goldman's four dimensions
The gender factor
Emotional intelligence and business success
Chapter summary

05 Leader development - identifying and promoting the inner self
Psychometric tests
360-degree assessments
The Personality Audit
Executive coaching
Chapter summary

06 The psychological contract - unwritten expectations of leaders and followers
Employee expectations
Organizational culture
Contract violation - from the employee's perspective
Contract violation - from the employer's perspective
The generational factor
Chapter summary

07 Strategic leadership - navigating a course into an uncertain future
Strategic thinking - defining the future
Strategic planning - making the future happen
The psychology of decision-making
Five essential skills for strategic leaders
Chapter summary

08 Extreme leadership - leading when life is threatened
Survival leadership
Political leadership
Emergency response leadership
Combat leadership
Leadership theories
Chapter summary and leadership lessons

09 Future leadership - the way forward
Engaging leadership
The integrated psychological approach
Servant leadership
Authentic leadership
Ethical leadership
Chapter summary

A final thought...

References
Index

Alan Cutler has had a varied career, including 16 years commissioned service in the Royal Air Force and Head of Hospitality Services at Aston University. For the past 14 years he has run his own training and consulting company, Hospitality Leadership. He is also a Senior Associate of Adair International and a Fellow of both the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Hospitality.