Selected Why Some People Lead Why Others Follow And Why It Matters Uk Edition Ahuja by Ahuja, Anjana;van Vugt, Mark 9781846683282, 9781847652119, 1846683289, 1847652115 instant download after payment.

We are all leaders or followers - or both. We can recognise leadership in almost every area of life: in the workplace, among friends, within families, in politics and religion. But what makes a good or bad leader, why are some people followers, and what are the benefits of each?. Fusing psychology, business, history and current affairs, Selected examines how and why leadership has evolved over tens of thousands of years, and presents a bold and compelling new 'mismatch hypothesis': that the slowness of evolution means that there is a mismatch between modern leadership and the kind of leadershi;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1 The nature of leadership; 2 It's all just a game; 3 Born to follow; 4 Status-seeking on the savannah: the democratic ape; 5 The birth of corruption; 6 The Mismatch Hypothesis; 7 From savannah to boardroom: lessons in natural leadership; Envoi; Appendix A Six Natural Leaders -- a questionnaire; Appendix B The natural history of leadership; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.