{"product_id":"why-leaders-fail-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-leadership-paperback","title":"Why Leaders Fail and What It Teaches Us about Leadership - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillem Fourie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Leaders Fail and What it Teaches Us About Leadership \u003c\/i\u003eWillem Fourie helps us make sense of leaders' failures and why our expectation of leadership infallibility is misguided \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas some leadership failures can be rectified, others lead to the failure of teams, organisations or institutions. Using cutting-edge research and reflective practices, Fourie explores leaders' failure at these personal, interpersonal, group, organisational levels and beyond. He explores five factors that cause leaders to fail: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIgnorance of personal weaknesses \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOverconfidence in their influence over others \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDestructive bias \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eBad fit in their organisation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMisjudged risk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author shows that our heroic bias - the expectation that leaders should be exceptional, charismatic individuals with a higher level of agency than other people - in many contexts increases the chances of leaders failing. The book offers readers with the tools to understand and respond to leader failure, distilled into seven lessons for post-heroic leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an ideal book for students and researchers in leadership, leadership development and management as well as professionals seeking to enhance their leadership skills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillem Fourie is Associate Professor at the Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute in the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479265407283,"sku":"9781032381367","price":92.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/LzlyQmxCTW1iYXdkaWZSTmViNGFzUT09.webp?v=1759679892","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/why-leaders-fail-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-leadership-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}