De Vries and Korotov (leadership development, INSEAD, France, and European School of Management and Technology, Germany) collect 36 previously published articles (from 1977-2009) that reflect
current thinking and practices in leadership development. Articles range from comprehensive reviews to short opinion pieces, conceptual work to empirical research, and are of interest to
academic readers as well as practitioners. They discuss the field of leadership development in the context of human resources, including development and training and the shift from management
training to executive education to leadership development; the nature/nurture debate on leaders, including differences from managers; learning leadership; methods for development, such as
feedback and peer coaching; the role of the group in leader behavior; the role of coaching; measuring outcomes of development programs; and new areas for research, such as self and identity,
authenticity, and ethics. Article authors work in business, management, psychology, and related fields in North America, Europe, Australia, and Singapore. No index is included. Annotation 穢2011
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