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Category Archives: Professor John Adair

A review of Professor John Adair’s “The Inspirational Leader”

Several weeks ago we reviewed some of Professor John Adair’s comments about Managing Leadership. In general, his observations were very positive and were greatly appreciated (to see them in a new window, please click here). In one of those comments, Professor Adair indicates a desire to clarify his thinking about the relationship between leaders, leadership, [...]

Professor John Adair and individual strategic leadership

In the next few weeks we will be coming to the end of our review of Professor John Adair’s comments about Managing Leadership. In general, his observations were very positive and were greatly appreciated (to see them in a new window, please click here). In one of those comments, Professor Adair supported Managing Leadership’s criticism [...]

A review of Professor John Adair’s “Effective Strategic Leadership”

In previous weeks we reviewed several of Professor John Adair’s comments about Managing Leadership. In general, his observations were very positive and were greatly appreciated (to see them in a new window, please click here). In one of those comments, Professor Adair reacts to criticisms offered in Managing Leadership about the modern leadership movement (of [...]

Professor John Adair on leaders, leadership, and teams

Over the past several weeks we have reviewed several of Professor John Adair‘s comments about Managing Leadership. In general, his observations were very positive and were greatly appreciated (to see them in a new window, please click here). As we have seen in the recent postings, however, Professor Adair also posed some astute reservations; we [...]

Professor John Adair’s thoughts on “Inspiration”

In the past few weeks we have discussed some of Professor John Adair’s observations about Managing Leadership. In general, these comments were very positive and were greatly appreciated (to see them in a new window, please click here). As we have seen, however, Professor Adair also posed some astute reservations, and we are addressing these, [...]

Professor John Adair’s concept of leadership as a role, and the Managing Leadership response

The past several posts have discussed Professor John Adair’s comments to the author about Managing Leadership. In general, these comments were very positive and were greatly appreciated (to see them in a new window, please click here). However, Professor Adair also posed some astute reservations, and the current set of posts is designed to explain [...]

Professor John Adair, leadership as a role, and Managing Leadership

As mentioned in last week’s post, Professor John Adair, the world’s first professor of leadership studies, published his famous Action-Centered Leadership model in the 1970s, and this model was reviewed in Managing Leadership. On receiving his complimentary copy, Professor Adair responded with a very pleasant and detailed letter in which he provided some ideas about [...]

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