{"product_id":"the-leader-on-the-couch-hardcover","title":"The Leader on the Couch - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManfred F. R. Kets de Vries\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action. This book sets out to change people and organizations for the better, by revealing the 'dark side' of leadership behaviour and its impact on performance. Tapping into the startling parallels between the journey to emotional intelligence, the process of psychoanalysis, the practice of leadership coaching and the Zen journey to enlightenment, renowned thinker Manfred Kets de Vries helps executives, consultants, and coaches to peel back the layers of self-deception and reveal how inner personality - largely hard-wired since early childhood - affects the way they lead and manage others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is it worth your time to read this book? Because people worldwide complain that there's a discrepancy between what leaders say and what they do, and it's rooted in the leaders' own lack of awareness of their psychological drivers and mood states. \u003ci\u003eThe Leader on the Couch\u003c\/i\u003e will help you beat self-deception and reveal how inner personality - largely hard-wired since childhood - affects the way you lead and manage others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One describes personality prototypes found in the workplace, and explores their impact in organizational life. Part Two looks at the educational \"technology\" needed to change executive mindsets, and discusses intervention methods that can lead to change. Finally, Part Three deals with system-wide interventions, including ways of doing a leadership audit. The book closes with a call for \"authentizotic\" organizations - where leaders \"walk the talk\", people feel alive and all are called to give their very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy is it worth your time to read this book?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause people worldwide complain that there's a discrepancy between what leaders say and what they do, and it's rooted in the leaders' own lack of awareness of their psychological drivers and mood states. \u003ci\u003eThe Leader on the Couch\u003c\/i\u003e will help you beat self-deception and reveal how inner personality - largely hard-wired since childhood - affects the way you lead and manage others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e describes personality prototypes found in the workplace, and explores their impact in organizational life. \u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e looks at the educational 'technology' needed to change executive mindsets, and discusses intervention methods that can lead to change. Finally, \u003cb\u003ePart Three\u003c\/b\u003e deals with system-wide interventions, including ways of doing a leadership audit. The book closes with a call for 'authentizotic' organizations - where leaders 'walk the talk', people feel alive and all are called to give their very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently awarded the Leadership Scholar of the Year prize by the International Leadership Association, \u003cb\u003eManfred Kets de Vries\u003c\/b\u003e brings a different view to the much-studied subjects of leadership and the dynamics of individual and organizational change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLe Capital, Wirtschaftswoche\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e have judged Manfred one of the world's leading thinkers on leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clinical professor of leadership, he is Chair of Leadership Development and director of INSEAD's Global Leadership Centre. He is responsible for the top management seminar, The Challenge of Leadership: Creating Reflective Leaders and the program Consulting and Coaching for Change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManfred has received INSEAD's distinguished teacher award 5 times and has also held professorships at McGill University, Montreal, Harvard Business School and Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor, co-author or editor of over 22 books and over 200 articles, his work has featured regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e and many other professional press publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.1 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342621139046,"sku":"9780470030790","price":66.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TEJJR3gxY0t1YVlqeCtRMEdzUEtXQT09.webp?v=1774892801","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-leader-on-the-couch-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}