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This anthology includes 21 papers from a variety of disciplines, all directed toward an understanding of leaders and leadership. Particular attention is given to the human dimensions of leadership, leadership values, lessons from great leaders, and the dilemmas and paradoxes leaders face. Individual chapters consider the will to lead, discipline, ethics, charisma, narcissism, vision, leadership development, military leaders, leaders in business, and followers. No index. c. Book News Inc.

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• List of Illustrations(p. vii)
• Preface(p. ix)
• Part 1 The Human Dimension(p. 1)
• 1 What Makes a Leader?(p. 5)
• 2 A New Vision of Leadership(p. 19)
• 3 To Give Their Gifts: The Innovative, Transforming Leadership of Adaptive Work(p. 43)
• 4 Do You Have the Will to Lead?(p. 65)
• 5 Inside Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina Combines Discipline, New-Age Talk(p. 73)
• Part 2 Defining Values(p. 79)
• 6 Moral Person and Moral Manager: How Executives Develop a Reputation for Ethical Leadership(p. 85)
• 7 Politics or Porcelain?(p. 101)
• 8 Crisis, Culture, and Charisma: The New Leader's Work in Public Organizations(p. 111)
• 9 Leading Learning Organizations(p. 125)
• 10 A View About "Vision,"(p. 131)
• 11 The Evolving Paradigm of Leadership Development(p. 143)
• 12 Followers for the Times: Engaging Employees in a Winning Partnership(p. 163)
• Part 3 Retrospectives(p. 183)
• 13 Plato on Leadership(p. 187)
• 14 Napoleon's Tragic March Home from Moscow: Lessons in Hubris(p. 209)
• 15 The Greatest Man Churchill and Truman Ever Met(p. 229)
• 16 The Antileadership Vaccine(p. 233)
• Part 4 Dilemmas and Paradoxes(p. 241)
• 17 The End of Leadership: Exemplary Leadership Is Impossible Without Full Inclusion, Initiatives, and Cooperation of Followers(p. 247)
• 18 Do We Really Want More Leaders in Business?(p. 261)
• 19 We Won't See Great Leaders Until We See Great Women Leaders(p. 275)
• 20 Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, the Inevitable Cons(p. 281)
• 21 Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve(p. 297)
• About the Editors and Contributors(p. 311)

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issioned through the Air Force ROTC in June of 1961, Dr. Taylor served as combat defense operations and training officer, a missile launch control officer, and as a training officer. From 1972-1980, he served as assistant professor, associate professor, and director of research in the Department of Economics, Geography and Management, USAF Academy, Colorado. In January of 1980, he was named professor and head of the department. He retired from the Air Force in the summer of 1981 as a lieutenant colonel after 20 years of service. From 1981-1984, Dr. Taylor was associate dean of the College of Letters and Science and head, Division of Business and Economics, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He was also named the Carl N. Jacobs Professor of Business. In July of 1984, Dr. Taylor was appointed dean of the School of Business at the University of Louisville; in 1992, his title was changed to Dean, College of Business and Public Administration, reflecting the addition of programs in public administration and urban and public affairs. In December of 2002, Dr. Taylor retired as dean, assuming his appointment as Professor of Management and Dean Emeritus. His teaching interests include management, leadership, group dynamics, and business strategy. Dr. Taylor's research activities focus on performance appraisal, organization change, and leadership. Currently, Dr. Taylor serves on the Logan Aluminum, Inc. board of directors, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. board of directors, Jewish Hospital Healthcare Services board of trustees, Metro United Way board of directors and executive committee, and advisory boards for The Rawlings Group and Miller Consultants. He previously served as Chair of AACSB - The International Association for Management Education, and on the boards of Bank One Kentucky NA, the National Center for African-American Leadership, Kentucky Wood Floors and Greater Louisville, Inc. Dr. Taylor has also served as an advisor to the Kellogg Foundation on issues of leadership development. He has published many papers in scholarly journals including Business Horizons , the Academy of Management Journal, IEEE Transactions , and Personnel Journal . A variety of papers have been presented at regional and national meetings of professional organizations. Dr. Taylor is a member of the Academy of Management and the Society of Sigma Xi. He has co-edited three books: Leadership: Challenges for Today's Manager, Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence (4th edition) , and Contemporary Issues in Leadership (5th edition) . Dr. Taylor travels extensively, giving presentations on leadership and values.Dr. Taylor lives in Louisville with his wife, Linda Shapiro who is an associate provost at the University of Louisville.