Leadership agility : developing your repertoire of leadership styles / Ron Meyer and Ronald Meijers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 : Leadership -- The Nature of Leadership -- The Practice of Leadership -- Part 2 : Interpersonal Leadership -- Interpersonal Steering : The Paradox of Activities and Conditions -- Interpersonal Feedback : The Paradox of Challenge and Appreciation -- Part 3 : Organizational Leadership -- Organizational Composition : The Paradox of Unity and Diversity -- Organizational Decision-Making : The Paradox of Direction and Participation -- Part 4 : Strategic Leadership -- Strategic Goal-Setting : The Paradox of Idealism and Realism -- Strategic Priority-Setting : The Paradox of Exploitation and Exploration -- Part 5 : Leadership and Mission -- Purpose-Setting : The Paradox of Wealth and Health -- Interests-Setting : The Paradox of Self-Actualization and Service -- Part 6 : Leadership and Self -- Leadership Problem-Solving : The Paradox of Thought and Action -- Leadership Attunement : The Paradox of Authenticity and Adjustment -- Part 7 : Leadership Development -- Developing Leadership Agility -- Mastering Leadership Agility.

"Leadership is about influencing others to move in a certain direction and there are many ways of achieving this influence. Each of these leadership styles has its inherent qualities and pitfalls, and will be more suited to specific people and different circumstances. The more leaders understand their preferred leadership styles and are able to flexibly switch to the most suitable style given the situation, the more effective they will be. This book maps out ten sets of opposite leadership styles, giving readers the possibility to understand the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and to identify their own current preference. The ten leadership style dimensions cover the full range of leadership roles, from the leader as coach (interpersonal leadership), to the leader as organizer (organizational leadership), as strategist (strategic leadership), as sense-maker (leadership and mission) and as role model (leadership and self). Readers are invited to draw up their own leadership development plans, which is supported by an interactive App. Readers are also challenged to reflect on how they would approach a number of cases, after which they can go to an interactive web-forum to read how others have responded and engage in a discussion with them. Leadership Agility is a useful tool for practitioners in the corporate world as well as business students and emerging leaders."--! From back cover.