The Leader′s Shadow: Exploring and Developing Executive Character

William Q. Judge

Mar 1999 · SAGE Publications

About this ebook

The Leader′s Shadow is the first book to fully examine the inner dynamics of executives in top leadership positions. Based on systematically collected descriptions from a wide variety of executive leaders and a comprehensive review of the literature on leadership character, this book provides a framework for thinking about the character development of those in leadership positions. Judge describes and analyzes the context within which leaders operate, the theory and research behind the personalities of leaders, and the values held by leaders. The Leader′s Shadow is an important resource for executive coaches, management trainers, and consultants, as well as students in leadership, organizational change and organizational development.

About the author

William Q. Judge is the E.V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership and Professor of Strategic Management at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Bill was a U.S. Fulbright scholar to MGIMO University in Moscow in 2001, formerly served as the Director of the EMBA Program at the University of Tennessee, and has served as a board member for a $300 million health system for nine years. During his career, he has earned five different teaching awards and helped to train over 50 strategic management doctoral students. Dr. Judge′s primary expertise is in the area of strategic leadership and corporate governance. He has published a popular simulation on "change management" at Harvard Business Publishing, three books, and many top-tier journal articles. Bill currently serves as the Strategic Management Collection Editor for Business Expert Press, and was the former editor of Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance.