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Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification

MEP Seligman, C Peterson Oxford University Press 2004

The classification of strengths presented in this book is intended to reclaim the study of character and virtue as legitimate topics of psychological inquiry and informed societal discourse. By providing ways of talking about character strengths and measuring them across the life span, this classification will start to make possible a sci...

Leadership: time for a new direction?

B Alimo-Metcalfe, J Alban-Metcalfe Leadership 2005

After reviewing the literature on leadership that culminated in what has been described as the ‘New Paradigm’, this article discusses the research which has led to the development of what might be regarded as a ‘New New Paradigm’ model. The research was based on a gender-inclusive and black and minority ethnic-inclusive sample of over 3,5...

Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership

B Avolio, W Gardner The leadership quarterly 2005

This Special Issue is the result of the inaugural summit hosted by the Gallup Leadership Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004 on Authentic Leadership Development (ALD). We describe in this introduction to the special issue current thinking in this emerging field of research as well as questions and concerns. We begin by...

Constructing grounded theory: A practical guide through qualitative analysis (Introducing Qualitative Methods Series)

K Charmaz SAGE 2006

`Grounded theory is a highly influential way of working with qualitative data and Kathy Charmaz is a major player, both innovative and fluent. This book is a model student text: lively, carefully argued and full of vivid illustrations. Beginning students and professional researchers will find it to be required reading' - **_David Silverma...

Leadership and complexity of mind: The role of executive coaching

JG Berger, C Fitzgerald Davies-Black Publishing 2002

Coaching as a Leadership Style: The Perceived Benefits of a Leader Adopting a Coach- Approach Leadership Style

A Eliadis 2016

Coaching as a leadership style has been discussed a lot in the recent years in corporations, in HR departments, and in executive training rooms. Since change is inescapable, leaders have been trying to find more effective paths to lead and manage their people. My study is focused on the perceived benefits a leader and his/her people can h...