Encompassing interviews with managing directors and CEOs, this book
explores the role of business outsiders as leaders. Viewing the term
'outsider' in a broad sense, the book considers leader background,
perspective, gender, training and family membership and examines the
implications, challenges and benefits brought by outsider leaders to
their respective business environments. The authors explore questions
and themes such as how outsider leaders can enrich an organisation, the
importance of relationships and adopting a 'hybrid' approach,
illuminated by interviewee perspectives. Introducing discussion and
analysis through these narratives, Outsider Leadership distils
commonalities to frame understanding of their experiences.