How Managers have Learnt to Lead

An insight into the 'black-box' of leadership learning that has been written to enable the reader to reflect on their own experience and critique this against four case profiles of leadership learning. The book makes a distinctive contribution to our understanding of leadership learning. It provides a theoretical explanation of leadership learning based on 40 in-depth case interviews. It enables students at the beginning of their leadership apprenticeship to structure and rapidly advance their leadership learning. It enables practicing managers to consider how to examine their current practice. It features in-depth reviews of literature within discrete chapters on leadership, learning and leadership development, ideal sources for students studying these areas.An insight into the 'black-box' of leadership learning that acts as a companion to guide leadership development. It has been written to enable the reader to reflect on their own experience and critique this against four case profiles of leadership learning: the public and private sectors; women managers; and owner-managers.