Leaders, Fools and Impostors: Essays on the Psychology of Leadership

In this book of insightful essays, Kets de Vries explodes the myth that rationality is what governs the behavior of leaders and followers, and he provides a more realistic perspective on organizational functioning and the leader-follower relationship. The author shows that a great potential for distortion exists when leaders try to act out the fantasies of their followers, and explores the many psychological traps into which leaders frequently fall.Citing examples from business, history, literature, the arts, and from his own psychoanalytic and management-consulting practise, the author identifies distinct leader types.Kets de Vries, Manfred is the author of 'Leaders, Fools and Impostors: Essays on the Psychology of Leadership' with ISBN 9780595659470 and ISBN 0595659470.