The daily perils of executive life : how to survive when dancing on quicksand / Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries.
Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R.
2022
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Title The daily perils of executive life : how to survive when dancing on quicksand / Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries.
Author Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R.
ISBN 9783030917609 (electronic bk.)
3030917606 (electronic bk.)
3030917592
9783030917593
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91760-9
Imprint Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-91760-9 doi
Call Number BF637.L4
Dewey Decimal Classification 658.4092019
Summary During a period of enforced solitude during the Covid-19 pandemic, Manfred Kets de Vries became introspective, reflective, and considered how executives could emerge from unprecedented global events. The result is a collection of 23 thought-provoking and focused chapters to help executives take stock and re-evaluate their path during a time of uncertainty. Beginning with essays on Managing Self, Kets de Vries starts with peoples search for meaning and how we can deal with this important question. Given our need for meaning, the question of human energy is discussed. What gives executives energy? What makes them feel alive? How best to use this energy? Several essays in this section deal with the effects of the pandemic on peoples perception and management of time. The second section focuses on leadership and highlights several executive types youve probably encountered at work and struggle to deal with; complainers, belligerent people, and borderlines, will be part of this parade. Also touching upon mental health issues and how organizations should deal with this, this section gives a deep insight into the leadership issues that we now face in what might be termed the new normal. Finally, Kets de Vries places societal issues under the microscope. Tackling a multitude of interrelated topics, he explores the challenges of bringing in democratic processes into organizational settings, as well as the perils of loneliness and the issues faced by women in organization and how society can better deal with it. Littered with Manfred Kets de Vries trademark wit and psychological insight into the pressing issues of today, these essays can be read independently or as part of a guided tour around the daily perils of executive life.
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Series Palgrave Kets de Vries library.
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Part 1: Managing Self
Chapter 1: What do the five pillars of meaning mean to you?
Chapter 2: How do you rate on your energy barometer?
Chapter 3: Are you creating eureka moments
Chapter 4: Is revenge a dish best not served at all?
Chapter 5: How to cultivate patience in an impatient world
Chapter 6: Groundhog Day: a learning experience
Chapter 7: The labyrinth of forgetfulness
Chapter 8: The triumph of hope over experience
Part 2: Leadership
Chapter 9: How is your shadow side treating you?
Chapter 10: Everything is bad: Complaining as a way of life
Chapter 11: The belligerent personality
Chapter 12: Managing on the borderline
Chapter 13: How to support people struggling with poor mental health?
Chapter 14: What is the person really telling me?
Chapter 15: Are you working in a trust-based organization?
Chapter 16: Co-leadership: A curse or a blessing?
Chapter 17: Onboarding or unboarding?
Part 3: Society
Chapter 18: Is democracy in the workplace a mirage?
Chapter 19: The societal costs of loneliness
Chapter 20: Bluebeard revisited
Chapter 21: Do we get the leaders we deserve?
Chapter 22: Why do societies regress?
Chapter 23: Drinking the Kool-Aid.

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