Developing Leadership

What kind of a leader do you want to become?

What kind of a leader do you want to become? The role of business schools in developing future managers and leaders has long been scrutinised and critiqued. This has been exacerbated by the recent financial crisis and many books have been written that condemn business schools for producing leaders who graduate without the ability to respond to the changing world around them, innovate, or act in a responsible way. By way of remedy this provocative book takes the critique and debate further, proposing a number of ethical and spiritual resources including Heiggarian philosophy, classical Greek philosophy, and the Maori notion of wairua. It explores existing teaching practices and suggests ways that business schools can: Encourage a greater understanding of different world views Introduce different perspectives such as the arts, philosophy and spirituality Encourage the practice of responsible and ethical leadership Nurture innovation and creativity. Developing Leadership is accompanied by filmed seminars exploring the central debates, and interviews with the expert team of contributors. 'A rare thing, this book gives more than the label promises. The title is about"e;questions"e;, yet each chapter gives us answers to why important issues are not addressed in business schools - and what to do about it. This is a manifesto for reform, and the next big question is what will you, reader, do about it?' - Professor Jonathan Gosling, Director, Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, UK, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership Development, INSEAD, France

1. Introduction: What kind of leader are you becoming? - Christopher Mabey and Wolfgang MayrhoferPart 1: How do business schools prepare students for leadership?2. Questioning Business Schools - Tim Harle3. Questions business schools are unable to ask - Aidan Ward and Wolfgang Mayrhofer4. Preparing Managers for 'Exile' at Work? The Hong Kong Experience - Ricky, Yuk-Kwan Ng5. The forgotten humanness of organizations - Yuliya ShymkoRapporteur: Jerry BibermanPart 2: How robust are the theoretical and moral assumptions of business schools?6. Is economic growth a force for good? - Molly Scott Cato7. Can leadership be value-free? - Ken Parry & Audun Fiskerud8. Do business schools create conformists rather than leaders? - David Beech9. Business Schools, Economic Virtues and Christian Theology - Andrew Henley10: Can our bodies guide the teaching and learning of business ethics? - Leah TomkinsRapporteur: JC SpenderPart 3: Ethical leadership: philosophical and spiritual approaches11. Inspiring responsible leadership in business schools: can a spiritual approach help? - Karen Blakeley12. Is it possible to learn ethical leadership? MacIntyre, Zizek and the recovery of virtue. - Mervyn Conroy13. Classical Greek Philosophy and the Learning Journey - Hugo Gaggiotti and Peter Simpson14. For whose purposes do we educate? Wairua in Business schools - Pare Keiha and Edwina PioRapporteur: Laurence FreemanPart 4: Reclaiming a moral voice in business schools: some pedagogic examples15. Were business schools complicit in the financial crisis and can classical French literature help? - Rickard Grassman16. Why is it important for leaders to understand the meaning of respect? - Doirean Wilson17. The contemporary relevance of the Hebrew wisdom tradition - Phil Jackman 18. Do business schools prepare students for cosmopolitan careers? The case of Greater China - Pamsy Hui, Warren Chiu, John Coombes, and Elvy Pang19. Can an ethic of care support the teaching and management of change? - Mary Hartog and Leah Tomkins20. Management blockbusters: is there space for open dissent? - Daniel Doherty Rapporteur: David W. MillerCoda: Reflections on the Book, Its Genesis and Its Impact