Leadership
Perspectives from Practice
- Laura Galloway - Heriot-Watt University, UK
Leadership
Central to the book are the testimonies of six leaders from a diverse range of industries and company sizes, which provide real-life perspectives on leadership in organisations around the world. As a reader, you are invited to reflect on your own personal experiences of leadership and consider how good leadership practices can benefit organisations and the people working within them.
Leadership: Perspectives from Practice is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Leadership, as well as anyone looking to better their understanding of the realities of leadership and how practical leadership skills are developed.
Laura Galloway PhD is Professor of Business and Enterprise at Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University, Director of the EBS Incubator and joint Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
Supplements
"I appreciate the insight gained from hearing the perspectives of everyday leaders, emphasizing the human aspect of leadership."
"I appreciated the consistent reflection points throughout. They really aided in my understanding and linking of the theories to real life."
"I am particularly impressed with the book as it is presented in a very chronological manner, easy to read and easy to understand. It made my learning a lot easier."
"The book is structured in a extremely seamless information presentation way. There is a clear simple language for each theory, all theorists and scholars who have any idea about the same theory concluded by the "At its simplest". Then in an another titled paragraph for all the critique. Great Job."
"An excellent journey through the evolution of leadership with real-life examples reflecting what leaders and leadership means in modern world. The Ethical elements and cultural aspects were a refreshing addition."
Useful for any Leadership Modules or sessions at level 7
All major concepts have been addressed in a very simple, easy to read approach. The practical perspectives show how leadership relates to different individuals making leadership unique.
This is a positive and up-to-date guide on new leadership methods and practices- works well for both those on the UG and PG programmes across leadership modules in education.
Due to the students different learning styles and additional learning needs we have adopted a selection of books for the students to select a preference. I have shared these with our library.
I decided not to adopt this text as I did not want to infringe upon a colleague's Level 7 module titled "Leadership and Management in Mental Health Nursing". I am the module leader for Part 3 MSc practice and the lines can be easily blurred between the two modules.
Galloway presents an engaging and enlightening perspective of leadership by way of a detailed critical review of established theories and models of leadership before then critically evaluating new trends and perspectives contingent on executing the role of leader.
The text is suitable for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students reading the whole suite of Business Management and Leadership and Management modules.
The book includes some interesting topics as is the case of diversity, culture and ethics that can be interesting for students to have a deep more understanding of these topics besides the information I debate in classes
Excellent Text, more useful for BA course, however, I may adopt a chapter from the text.
The book provides many thought provoking considerations in relation to leadership and hence this is on the reading list of the module.
