{"product_id":"the-communication-of-leadership-jonathan-charteris-black-9780415378291","title":"The Communication of Leadership: The Design of Leadership Style","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the crisis of leadership in the western democracies, there has been a growth of interest in how leaders outside of the west emerge and consolidate their positions. This book analyses the communication strategies of six charismatic non-western leaders: Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mohammed Mahathir and Lee Kuan Yew. The book addresses the following questions in order to arrive at a better understanding of communication and leadership: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do leaders communicate? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo leaders communicate more by words, or actions? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo leaders have unique communication strategies? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre leaders moral beings, or impostors?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book describes how each of these leaders designed a unique style that integrated verbal and non-verbal modes of communication. It argues that leadership style is performed through the cumulative interaction of non-verbal modes - dress, body language, physical possessions, symbols and symbolic actions - with verbal strategies for communicating visions, values and legitimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to understand how each of these leaders undertakes a dramatic 'performance' of leadership, Jonathan Charteris-Black uses Erving Goffman's notion of 'Front'. Noting the inherent similarities between the mutual dependency of actors with audiences and leaders with followers, the book suggests that leaders - like actors - use metaphors and symbols to satisfy followers' psychological and symbolic needs and that leadership is communicated through impression management, metaphor and media choices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating and well executed study, this book will interest students and academics working on leadership, applied linguistics, communication studies and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Charteris-Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041537829X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415378291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.20w x 0.81d","brand":"Jonathan Charteris-Black","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064908165375,"sku":"9780415378291","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d9da927-e8ea-49e8-844b-42d5cbaebeca.jpg?v=1768671843","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-communication-of-leadership-jonathan-charteris-black-9780415378291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}