A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Studyin

Brad Jackson is the Head of School of Government and Professor of Public and Community Leadership at Victoria University of Wellington. Prior to this he was the Fletcher Building Education Trust Chair in Leadership and Co-Director of the New Zealand Leadership Institute at The University of Auckland Business School. Brad has authored five books including A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership and co-edited the Sage Handbook of Leadership and Major Works in Leadership. Brad is the former Vice-Chair of the International Leadership Association, a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management and The Leadership Trust.

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Leadership through the Leader Chapter 3: Leadership through the Follower Chapter 4: Leadership through Process Chapter 5: Leadership through Performance Chapter 6: Leadership through Place Chapter 7: Leadership through Purpose Chapter 8: Developing Future Leadership Appendix: Resources for Studying Leadership

This was the most helpful book I read during my entire first year as a Ph.D. student. Reading this book felt like having a good mentor nearby. -- Professor Robert Strand The authors explore the complex nature of leadership through different lenses, or chapters, including leadership through the leader, follower, process, performance, place, and purpose. This third edition covers new content on emerging fields such as brute capitalism, business schools, and leadership development. The authors highlight intriguing aspects such as the romance of leadership in that followers "tend to exaggerate the role of leadership when things are going very well or very badly," and that being a good follower is not seen as a coveted position in the Western world. -- K. Condic * CHOICE Connect *