Leadership to Save the World
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:23rd Nov '26
£22.99
This title is due to be published on 23rd November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£80.00(9781529240221)
We are hurtling towards apocalypse through a lethal convergence of violence, climate catastrophe and multiple inequalities. Leadership is often seen as the remedy, yet it also produced many of the problems it is asked to solve.
This book rethinks four leadership essentials – resisting, timing, spacing and feeling – outlining an approach that is urgent, inclusive and pragmatic. Drawing on organisation and political studies, geography and social theory, and insights from exemplary global practitioners, Smolović Jones assembles a survival kit of practices for communities, workplaces, nations and beyond, providing a compelling framework for leading differently in a world that urgently needs it.
'This book offers a profound and timely reimagining of leadership as a collective practice. Rooted in resistance, care and a nuanced sensitivity to time and space, it presents an innovative framework for understanding how leadership can respond to the complex challenges of our age. It is both conceptually rigorous and practically inspiring.' Kate Kenny, University of Galway
'There is so much that we need to understand – and do - differently, surrounded as we are by humanitarian disasters, climate crises and the stripping of rights and resources from those who need them most. It is too easy to argue that what is required is 'stronger' or 'better' leadership. In this beautifully crafted book, Owain Smolović Jones shows us that what is needed most urgently is a complete rethink of what leadership means.' Melissa Tyler, University of Essex
'Superhero leaders aren’t arriving any time soon. But Smolović Jones shows us what kind of leadership could actually help save the world. What could possibly be more deserving of our attention?' Suze Wilson, Massey University
ISBN: 9781529240238
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244 pages