wyszukanych pozycji: 49
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Talking to the Shaman Within: Musings on Hunting
ISBN: 9781491730355 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Everything about hunting leads inexorably to death; the challenge for all hunters is how to justify the kill. But the hunter's emotional response to the kill is immensely complex. Hunters respect?and even love?the animals they kill. Talking to the Shaman Within: Musings on Hunting addresses this paradox head-on, dissecting the emotional and psychological response of the hunter to his quarry and, more broadly, his surroundings. The climax of the chase brings the hunter closer to realizing the ?nature intelligence? that modern civilization has suppressed. Through his investigation of the...
Everything about hunting leads inexorably to death; the challenge for all hunters is how to justify the kill. But the hunter's emotional response to t...
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130,83 |
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Talking to the Shaman Within: Musings on Hunting
ISBN: 9781491730348 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Everything about hunting leads inexorably to death; the challenge for all hunters is how to justify the kill. But the hunter's emotional response to the kill is immensely complex. Hunters respect?and even love?the animals they kill. Talking to the Shaman Within: Musings on Hunting addresses this paradox head-on, dissecting the emotional and psychological response of the hunter to his quarry and, more broadly, his surroundings. The climax of the chase brings the hunter closer to realizing the ?nature intelligence? that modern civilization has suppressed. Through his investigation of the...
Everything about hunting leads inexorably to death; the challenge for all hunters is how to justify the kill. But the hunter's emotional response to t...
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92,30 |
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Leaders, Fools and Impostors: Essays on the Psychology of Leadership
ISBN: 9780595659470 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this book of insightful essays, Kets de Vries explodes the myth that rationality is what governs the behavior of leaders and followers, and he provides a more realistic perspective on organizational functioning and the leader-follower relationship. The author shows that a great potential for distortion exists when leaders try to act out the fantasies of their followers, and explores the many psychological traps into which leaders frequently fall.
Citing examples from business, history, literature, the arts, and from his own psychoanalytic and management-consulting practise, the author... In this book of insightful essays, Kets de Vries explodes the myth that rationality is what governs the behavior of leaders and followers, and he prov...
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103,86 |
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Leaders, Fools and Impostors: Essays on the Psychology of Leadership
ISBN: 9780595289622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this book of insightful essays, Kets de Vries explodes the myth that rationality is what governs the behavior of leaders and followers, and he provides a more realistic perspective on organizational functioning and the leader-follower relationship. The author shows that a great potential for distortion exists when leaders try to act out the fantasies of their followers, and explores the many psychological traps into which leaders frequently fall.
Citing examples from business, history, literature, the arts, and from his own psychoanalytic and management-consulting practise, the author... In this book of insightful essays, Kets de Vries explodes the myth that rationality is what governs the behavior of leaders and followers, and he prov...
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65,32 |
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The Leadership Mystique
ISBN: 9781405840194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych.
"This is a book that any senior executive will find enlightening, as it peels back the layers of self-deception to reveal how our hidden personalities, largely hard-wired since early childhood, affect the way we lead and manage others." Carol Kennedy, Director magazine "This book is a real gem. The author writes with flair and precision. ... I recommend this book very highly. It is clear, timely and accessible. De Vries is a master of the elusive topic of leadership. For the busy manager and consultant, it is a valuable balance to a growing library that...
"This is a book that any senior executive will find enlightening, as it peels back the layers of self-deception to reveal how our hidden pe... |
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110,67 |
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Lessons on Leadership by Terror: Finding Shaka Zulu in the Attic
ISBN: 9781845423681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. What makes despotic leaders tick? How do they become despots? On a lesser (but far more common) scale: why are some people ruthlessly abrasive in the workplace? Why do some business leaders appear to lose their sense of humanity? How and why do they create a culture of fear, uncertainty and doubt in their companies? "Lessons on Leadership by Terror" attempts to discover what happens to people when they acquire power, and whether the abuse of power is inevitable. Manfred Kets de Vries examines the life of the nineteenth-century Zulu king Shaka Zulu in order to help us understand the psychology...
What makes despotic leaders tick? How do they become despots? On a lesser (but far more common) scale: why are some people ruthlessly abrasive in the ...
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164,71 |
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The Happiness Equation: Meditations on Happiness and Success
ISBN: 9780595458950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For most of us, the pursuit of happiness is the ultimate goal of existence: it gives us hope and a reason for living, motivating us to go on in spite of life's setbacks.
In his coaching work with senior executives, Manfred Kets de Vries, concluded that self-knowledge and happiness are inextricably linked and that in the absence of self-knowledge, true happiness will always elude us. He believes that we need to reflect on what is important to us and set our priorities accordingly to be able to live life to the fullest. "The Happiness Equation" is a stimulating read with inspiring... For most of us, the pursuit of happiness is the ultimate goal of existence: it gives us hope and a reason for living, motivating us to go on in spite ...
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42,20 |
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Down the Rabbit Hole of Leadership: Leadership Pathology in Everyday Life
ISBN: 9783030064358 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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120,73 |
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Family Business on the Couch: A Psychological Perspective
ISBN: 9780470516713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The challenge faced by family businesses and their stakeholders, is to recognise the issues that they face, understand how to develop strategies to address them and more importantly, to create narratives, or family stories that explain the emotional dimension of the issues to the family. The most intractable family business issues are not the business problems the organisation faces, but the emotional issues that compound them. Applying psychodynamic concepts will help to explain behaviour and will enable the family to prepare for life cycle transitions and other issues that may arise....
The challenge faced by family businesses and their stakeholders, is to recognise the issues that they face, understand how to develop strategies to ad...
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175,29 |
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Mindful Leadership Coaching: Journeys Into the Interior
ISBN: 9781137382320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Mindful Leadership Coaching takes an in-depth look at the coaching processes. The insights provided here will help coaches and executives to use frameworks for transforming attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. It advises on how the best leadership coaches help their executive clients create significant personal and professional change.
Mindful Leadership Coaching takes an in-depth look at the coaching processes. The insights provided here will help coaches and executives to use frame...
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181,11 |
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A Life Well Lived
ISBN: 9781032582504 / Twarda / 2023 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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759,15 |
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You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger: Executive Coaching Challenges
ISBN: 9781137562661 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 99 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. You don't have to be mad to work here but it helps Sometimes that's more than just a tedious joke. As anyone who has worked as an executive coach knows, sometimes people who hold very senior and responsible positions are more than just difficult and erratic sometimes they're downright toxic.
Toxic behavior has a contaminating effect that ripples through an organization, incurring many hidden, unforeseeable costs in the process. Working with these individuals can be seriously emotionally and physically draining. Manfred Kets de Vries is one of the world's leading authorities on the... You don't have to be mad to work here but it helps Sometimes that's more than just a tedious joke. As anyone who has worked as an executive coach kno...
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140,86 |
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The Neurotic Organization: Diagnosing and Changing Counterproductive Styles of Management
ISBN: 9780875896069 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "An excellent and well-written book....The authors analyze dysfunctional organizational behavior in terms of accepted psychoanalytic types. The analogy between personal and organizational malfunction is clearly drawn and offers genuine insights into understanding nonfunctional organizational behavior."— Choice
"An excellent and well-written book....The authors analyze dysfunctional organizational behavior in terms of accepted psychoanalytic types. The analog...
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268,09 |
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The Darker Side of Leadership: Pythons Devouring Crocodiles
ISBN: 9781032705200 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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181,17 |
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Quo Vadis?: The Existential Challenges of Leaders
ISBN: 9783030667016 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Written at a time of global pandemic, when we have been forced to confront age-old existential questions—Why are we here? Where are we going?—perhaps for the first time, Quo Vadis? is extraordinarily relevant to leaders, managers and anyone who wants to bring meaning and authenticity into their work and life. Manfred Kets de Vries argues that we need to address these fundamental and disturbing questions if we are to live fully and meaningfully. Too many people wake up on a Monday morning and do the same things they have done every Monday. They go to work and function on... Written at a time of global pandemic, when we have been forced to confront age-old existential questions—Why are we here? Where are we going?—p... |
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132,80 |
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The Daily Perils of Executive Life: How to Survive When Dancing on Quicksand
ISBN: 9783030917623 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 139 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. During a period of enforced solitude during the Covid-19 pandemic, Manfred Kets de Vries became introspective, reflective, and considered how executives could emerge from unprecedented global events. The result is a collection of 23 thought-provoking and focused chapters to help executives take stock and re-evaluate their path during a time of uncertainty.Beginning with essays on ‘Managing Self,’ Kets de Vries starts with people’s search for meaning and how we can deal with this important question. Given our need for meaning, the question of human energy is discussed. What gives...
During a period of enforced solitude during the Covid-19 pandemic, Manfred Kets de Vries became introspective, reflective, and considered how executiv...
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140,86 |
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Coach and Couch: The Psychology of Making Better Leaders
ISBN: 9781137561596 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Professor Manfred Kets de Vries and his colleagues have helped thousands of executives to increase their effectiveness in dealing with colleagues and clients, and to refocus their own professional and personal aspirations. This book is a volume of essays on leadership development topics written by academics, coaches, and change consultants. It explores how extraordinary leaders and thriving organizations are created by sharing research methodologies and insights, and by describing intervention and change techniques. Drawing upon substantial research, this book presents the essential...
Professor Manfred Kets de Vries and his colleagues have helped thousands of executives to increase their effectiveness in dealing with colleagues and ...
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241,50 |
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Organizational Paradoxes: Clinical Approaches to Management
ISBN: 9780415488280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.
This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the... Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Ke...
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220,35 |
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Narcissistic Leadership: Narcissus on the Couch
ISBN: 9781032935539 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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141,98 |
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Riding the Leadership Rollercoaster: An Observer's Guide
ISBN: 9783319451619 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Doing so can prevent leaders becoming prisoners of their own past, failing to recognize the repetitive patterns in their behavior, making the same mistakes over and over again.Leaders are more likely than followers to experience ups and downs, successes and failures, happy days and sad.
Doing so can prevent leaders becoming prisoners of their own past, failing to recognize the repetitive patterns in their behavior, making the same mis...
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112,68 |