Includes bibliographical references and index

The philosophy of leadership: directing and being directed -- Leadership, personality, and charisma: how to generate leadership strength through confidence and trust -- Leadership, psychology, and knowledge of human nature: how to generate leadership strength through motivation, persuasion, and assertion -- Leadership, threats, and change: how to generate leadership strength by understanding problems and crises -- Leadership, challenge, and perspective: how to generate leadership strength using stimulating and enticing goals -- Leadership, culture, and custom: how to generate leadership strength by creating structures -- Leadership, the group, and dynamics: how to generate leadership strength in conflict situations -- Leadership, influence, and communication: how to generate leadership strength through sensitive and clear interaction -- Leadership, power, and dominance: how to gain power and use it maturely and constructively -- Leadership, disorders, and problems of the powerful: the abnormal psychological developments to which managers are especially susceptible -- Leadership, success, and morality: how to make the right decision in ethical dilemmas

"Grounded in philosophy and psychology, this book goes beyond standard recipes and models to examine such leadership qualities as charisma, the ability to motivate others and assertiveness, showing how to overcome crises and conflicts to create new structures."--Website.