We know where we are with a fairy story. There is a cast of predictable
characters, the hero or heroine is submitted to terrible trials,
cruelty, and injustice but in the end the baddies get their comeuppance,
good triumphs, and everyone lives happily ever after. In this book
Manfred Kets de Vries, one of the world's leading authorities on the
psychology of leadership, and a pioneering practitioner in the field of
psychodynamic executive coaching, draws on the format of traditional
fairy tales and tells us five stories that dramatize five key themes of
dysfunctional leadership. The accompanying commentaries analyze each
tale and examine the ways in which it applies to leadership behavior and
organizational practices. This diagnostic element is supported by
self-assessment tests that reinforce the main lessons of each tale and
guide the reader's interpretation of the results. With Kets de Vries's
guidance you'll be able to help your clients create best places to work,
where everyone is the best they can be, and lives 'happily ever after'.