Dear fellow OB scholars,
I hope this message finds you well – I have some good news to announce.
My new book 'Leadership: A Reflective and Student Focused Approach' is now available for pre-order!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Reflective-Student-Focused-Approach-ebook/dp/B0D4FB9T33
Free Inspection Copies are available to educators at higher education institutions, directly from Sage: https://sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/leadership/book281150
Register for your copy now and be among the first to get access when it's published on 30 November 2024. Connect with me on LinkedIn to get the latest updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrei-lux
Novel Approach
Leadership is written with the easy and engaging conversational tone of a book that you'd find in an airport bookshop, but with the academic rigor and research backing of a university textbook. I've taken a novel approach that I believe will really resonate with students today; my goal is to make leadership accessible to everyone.
It offers a clear, concise overview of leadership, emphasizing that there isn't a single best way to lead; true leadership emerges from within. Authenticity is key for successful leaders – they remain true to themselves, drawing strength from their diverse constellation of experiences, perspectives, and heritages. Leadership invites students to challenge traditional norms about leader identity and develop their own positive leadership behaviors.
This book's transformational approach empowers students to critically examine their beliefs, values, and experiences, to develop a reflective self-knowledge base, an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal agency. Students' learning is supported by over 30 in-text activities and self-assessment quizzes designed to reframe their past experiences as leadership interventions and draw out valuable self-knowledge.
Chapters
1. Introduction to Leadership
2. Global Leadership Context
3. Personality, Traits, and Psychopathy
4. Situational, Servant, and Authentic Leadership
5. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
6. Culture, Diversity, and Inclusive Leadership
7. Values, Integrity, and Ethical Leadership
8. Self-Awareness and Leadership Development
9. Power, Influence, and Communication
10. Practical Leadership Skills
11. Leading Teams and Managing Conflict
12. Leading People Through Change
Teaching Resources
It's not just a textbook; it's a complete leadership curriculum that educators can pick up and immediately deploy to start teaching contemporary leadership. The book is accompanied by a comprehensive set of online resources for lecturers, including high quality PowerPoint slides for each chapter with links and QR codes for the 34 online activities and the 12 videos embedded throughout the text. This book is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate Leadership students. Institutional licenses are available for the eBook.
Author Interview
It was my pleasure to chat with the Sage Asia Pacific team today – we talked about my personal background, from Kiev to Auckland, then Perth, alongside my professional journey, and how these experiences have shaped my perspectives on leadership development. We then dive into what inspired me to write the book, how it's different to the many other leadership texts already on the market, and how educators can make the most of it in their teaching.
Here's a link to the interview: https://apacsagepub-perspectivesblog.com/2024/10/21/in-conversation-with-andrei-lux
There's some great stuff in there, which even those close to me and the project might not have heard before.
Thank you for considering this text. I'd love to hear your thoughts, and please feel free to share it with any of your colleagues who may find it useful.
Andrei Lux, PhD
Lecturer of Leadership
Research Cluster Lead
Leadership & People Research Cluster (LPRC)
School of Business and Law
Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Office: +61 8 6304 2417
'Leadership: A Reflective and Student Focused Approach'
Coming 30 November 2024
Inspection copies available
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