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'Adopting a post-positivist phenomenological perspective inspired by the writings of Husserl and Heidegger among others, Donna Ladkin crafts a series of philosophical questions that prompt the reader to deconstruct and reposition many habitually held views of leaders and leadership. Through her deep questioning, Ladkin reminds us that wisdom -- the…

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I’ve known Donna for years and she’s one of the most thoughtful, caring, and critical scholars in the field. This book captures that approach perfectly – it grapples with complex theory but in a way that allows the non-specialist reader to unpick the complexities and see them illustrated with both mundane and profound examples. Moreover, it steers well away from the snake oil sales approaches that are so common amongst the literally thousands of ‘how to lead’ books that are published every year, often with little theoretical framework or empirical support.

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