Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Strategic Leadership: A Key To Organisational Success -- 2. Key Themes In Strategic Leadership -- 3. Development Of Leadership Theory -- 4. Can Leadership Be Developed? And If So How Best? -- 5. Leading For High Performance -- 6. Leading Change -- 7. The Ethics Of Leadership -- 8. Politics, Power And Perception -- 9. Knowledge As A Leadership Resource -- 10. Systems For Organisational Leadership Development -- 11. Leadership Through 'Changing Minds'

"What is strategic leadership? How can it be the key to organizational success? Strategic Leadership Development addresses the key issues of how organizations build leadership capability. Focusing on the behavioural aspects of leadership, it looks at how both individuals and organizations can develop leadership talent, and how leaders can influence and shape the strategic direction of an organization as a whole. Key features: [bullet] Combines academic rigour with real-world best practice [bullet] Identifies how leaders manage strategic objectives, strategic alignment, strategy and risk [bullet] A range of international case studies and examples help you to develop personal and practical leadership skills This book is the ideal companion for undergraduate and postgraduate leadership students, as well as practitioners, researchers and scholars in the field. "-- Provided by publisher.