The daily perils of executive life : how to survive when dancing on quicksand /: how to survive when dancing on quicksand. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries.
• Authors: Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R
• Contents: About the authorPreface PART 1: MANAGING SELF Chapter 1: What do the five pillars of meaning mean to you? Chapter 2: How do you rate on your 'energy barometer'? Chapter 3: Are you creating 'eureka moments'? Chapter 4: Is revenge a dish best served not at all? Chapter 5: How to cultivate patience in an impatient world Chapter 6: Making Groundhog Day a learning experience Chapter 7: The labyrinth of forgetfulness Chapter 8: The triumph of hope over experience PART 2: LEADERSHIP Chapter 9: How is your shadow side treating you? Chapter 10: Everything is bad: Complaining as a way of life Chapter 11: The belligerent ('B') personality Chapter 12: Managing 'on the borderline' Chapter 13: How do you deal with people with mental problems? Chapter 14: What is the person really telling me? Chapter 15: Are you working in a trust-based organization? Chapter 16: Co-leadership: A curse or a blessing? Chapter 17: Onboarding or unboarding? PART 3: SOCIETY Chapter 18: Is democracy in the workplace a mirage? Chapter 19: The societal costs of loneliness Chapter 20: Bluebeard revisited Chapter 21: Do we get the leaders we deserve? Chapter 22: Why do societies regress? Chapter 23: Drinking the Kool-Aid Epilogue.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.4092019; Leadership -- Psychological aspects; Executives -- Psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030917609
• Related ISBNs: 9783030917593
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