Leadership & Organization Development Journal: Volume 15 Issue 1

Do You Have the Personality to Be a Leader? : The Importance of Personality Dimensions for Successful Managers and Leaders

Andrew Kinder, Ivan T. Robertson

Explores the practical implications and the psychological meaning of thelinks between specific job competences and personality variables usingbiographical material from the lives…

Consultancies: Agents of Organizational Development. Part II

Anthony Berry, Katy Oakley

Presents the results of a first research survey of consulting firmswithin the United Kingdom. Examines the usefulness of knowledge typologyas a way of categorizing firms and the…

The Conductor and the Orchestra: Interactive Aspects of the Leadership Process

Yaakov Atik

The ability to successfully direct and inspire 90 to 100 talentedmusicians to perform as one unit is often attributed to the conductor′scharismatic powers. The influence of the…

Organizational Analysis: : A Health Service Commentary

Stephen G. Willcocks

Briefly examines the organizational context of the clinical director inthe NHS. Utilizes theoretical contributions from cultural, symbolic,political and postmodernist perspectives…