The purpose of his book is to present a complex picture of how people interact in organizations, without reducing it to the flat scheme that is traditionally offered in management studies.
Canadian psychologist Manfred F. Kets de Vries heads the Global Center for Leadership Development at the INSEAD International Business School and advises employees of the world’s leading corporations. The purpose of his book is to present a complex picture of how people interact in organizations, without reducing it to the flat scheme that is traditionally offered in management studies. The main theme of the book is the influence of leaders on their followers, as well as an analysis of the situations that arise when this vital interaction fails. As illustrations, Manfred Kets de Vries gives many examples from his own practice, as well as from historical documents.
Aquamarine Book, 184 p.