William E. Rosenbach - Contemporary Issues in Leadership

SEVENTH EDITION

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP

SEVENTH EDITION

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP

Edited by

William E. Rosenbach,
Robert L. Taylor,

and

Mark A. Youndt

First published 2012 by Westview Press

Published 2018 by Routledge

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Contemporary issues in leadership / edited by William E. Rosenbach, Robert L. Taylor, and Mark A. Youndt. 7th ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-8133-4557-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8133-4560-4 (e-book) 1. Leadership. I. Rosenbach, William E. II. Taylor, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1939 III. Youndt, Mark A.

HM1261.C69 2012

303.34dc23

2011041417

ISBN 13: 978-0-8133-4557-4 (pbk)

Contents

, Marshall Sashkin

, Daniel Goleman

, Robert J. Allio

, Mary Crossan and Daina Mazutis

, David Parmenter

, William E. Rosenbach, Thane S. Pittman, and Earl H. Potter III

, Ira Chaleff

, Craig L. Pearce

, Lois J. Zachary

, Dawn E. Chandler, Lillian Eby, and Stacy E. McManus

, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

, Richard L. Daft

, Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode

, Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli

, Anne Morriss, Robin J. Ely, and Frances X. Frei

, Bill George and Andrew McLean

, Pierre Casse and Eoin Banahan

, Bill McCabe

, Michael Maccoby

, Robert J. Allio

, Vinita Bali

, Gerhold K. Becker

, Manuel London

, Warren Bennis

, John W. Gardner

EXHIBITS

TABLES

FIGURES

The seventh edition is substantially different from previous editions. We include only five chapters from earlier editions. Two chapters that were original pieces written for the sixth edition have been revised and join the eighteen new chapters for a total of twenty-five chapters. You will find that the materials in this edition come from a variety of academic, professional, and practitioner-oriented publications from North America and abroad. Through electronic and manual searches, we initially identified more than 2,500 articles that dealt with some aspect of leadership and were published after the preparation of the last edition in 2005. We found that the majority of these did not warrant further consideration because they were too technical or narrow in scope or overly simple, how-to checklists. The present twenty-five chapters were selected from several hundred publications that crossed cultural, disciplinary, and organizational boundaries. The broad perspective of this edition provides a deeper appreciation and understanding of the ambiguity, dilemmas, and paradox associated with leadership. Some of the authors and the context in which they write provide interesting cultural perspectives on leadership.

Our search of the literature yielded a number of publications that deal with the concept of self-leadership, several of which are included in this book. We are pleased to find that followership continues to gain recognition as a legitimate and necessary component of leadership and that the reciprocal relationship between leader and followers is increasingly becoming the subject of study and research. In many ways, understanding the elements of effective followership provides important insights to leaders and how they lead. These articles should stimulate discussion and insight and for that reason, we have included five chapters on followers and followership in .

We added a third editor for this edition to begin the transition to a new generation, ensuring that the title word, contemporary, remains meaningful. Mark Youndt joins us to provide a contemporary perspective. His academic and professional experience yielded a new network for us that links us with current leadership issues, concerns, and perspectives. In addition, his experience working abroad increases our knowledge of international leadership issues and provides us with more breadth.

There are five parts to this edition. focuses on the leader and the process of leadership. Five chapters describe concepts of leadership that range from self-leadership and transactional and transformational leadership to transcendental leadership and the intersection of self, group, and organizational leadership. We examine the heart of leadership. This leads to the realization that leadership development is an important piece in understanding character and context. Finally, we discuss the paradox of the dual role of leader and follower.

extends the examination of the dynamic relationships between the leader and the followers. There are interesting variations to consider, and, as a result, we provide one model of follower styles along with a strategy for developing followers as partners and the implication of leader and follower switching roles.

In we examine the leadership journey that starts with self-awareness and self-knowledge. Barriers to successful leadership development are discussed along with suggestions for avoiding or overcoming them. Two chapters describe the barriers women face on their leadership journey and how they can navigate the labyrinth of leadership and the choices they may have to make.

The hazards facing leaders are presented in Part IV. Success as a leadership trap is discussed along with emphasis on transparency and narcissism. How leaders become bad or toxic is discussed along with a description of how they got that way and how to avoid them. We also provide some insight as to how we often inhibit our opportunities to lead effectively.

Finally, in Part V we explore the soul of leadership with discussions of authenticity, morals, values, social responsibility, and organizational culture and the paradox and points of intersection associated with those leadership imperatives. In many ways, we believe this is the one area where we want readers to read, cogitate, and embrace. Leadership is not inherent or mechanicalit is a matter of who we are, what we believe, and the choices we make. We close with a bit of irony. Some seventy years ago, John Gardner wrote an essay called The Antileadership Vaccine, which at the time stimulated a great deal of debate. It is a classic and, we believe, as relevant today as it was then. We trust you will appreciate his thoughts as well.

In this edition we recognize the critical need for effective leadership beyond the business environment. We provide leadership contexts in government, not-for-profit organizations, the military, education, and social movements. An exciting discovery was the increased resources from international journals on leadership and the realization that the issues in other places are not very different from the ones we have described in prior editions. We are grateful to the authors and publishers of the readings included in this edition as well as to our students and colleagues, who continue to ask questions about leadership that have no easy answers. We thank our colleagues from around the world who provided suggestions, meaningful feedback, and thoughtful criticism, which resulted in a much better book. Continuing support from our editors, Anthony Wahl and Michelle Welsh-Horst of Westview Press, inspired us to be thoughtful and thorough. Without the caring and professional support of Rosalyn Sterner, the manuscript would not have been completedshe really is the best. Finally, we treasure the support of Colleen, Linda, and Karen, particularly their understanding of our crazy way of working together.