Leadership Literature

Paper Summary:

This paper, in its review of Henry Mintzberg's "Managers, Not MBAs" and Ira Chaleff's "The Courageous Follower", stresses that the skills of leadership in business are not necessarily only taught in MBA programs. The author points out that Mintzberg is warning American business that, if it expects to compete in the flat world, it will need individuals who have a well-rounded background and a foundation on which to base sound business sense and decisions. The paper relates that Chaleff states that courageous followers must have the courage to assume responsibility for themselves and the organization and determine how they can add value by challenging policies that are not right regardless of the risk of rejection and of initiating conflict.

From the Paper:

"The bottom-line question, of course, is how does a follower alter the behavior of a leader? How can a follower be constructive and shape rather than just become a critic of leadership failings? First, is that followers need to recognize that they also have power and tools to bring about change. Second, followers need to appreciate the value of leaders and the contributions they make for a common purpose. Third, followers must understand the pitfalls and seduction of being a leader."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Mintzberg, Henry. (2004). Managers not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
• Chaleff, Ira. (2003). The Courageous Follower. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

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