Doing leadership differently : gender, power and sexuality in a changing business culture / Amanda Sinclair.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-197) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Why Do Leadership Differently? -- Workforce diversity and leadership homogeneity -- The research -- 2. The Absence/Invisibility of Women in Leadership -- The absence argument: women-centred explanations -- The invisibility argument: construct-centred explanations -- A new concept of leadership -- 3. The Traditional Path: Heroic Masculinity -- Past images of leadership -- Corporate leadership -- Why heroic leadership persists -- 4. New Paths for Leading Men -- Masculinity and men in organisations -- Managerial masculinities -- Men leading differently -- Making masculinities visible to managers -- 5. The Making of Leading Women: Early Years -- The influence of fathers -- Mothers: from ambivalence to muted admiration -- Female role models -- Male mentors and models -- Hardship leading to self-reliance -- 6. Obstacles to Women Acquiring Power -- The look of leadership: conflicts of style -- Pressures for conformity and camouflage -- Sexualisation of women in the workplace -- Maternalisation of women in authority -- Getting administrative support -- Responses from families and friends -- Loss of self, body and sexuality -- 7. Strategies Used by Women to Influence -- Focus on making a contribution -- Submerging ego -- Being a confidante -- Persistence and professionalism -- Surprise, shock and challenge -- Seeking advice and creating a network -- Building a team -- Defined boundaries -- Avoiding 'slanging matches' -- The derivation of women's influence strategies -- 8. Change: Resistance and Opportunities -- Why changes are resisted -- The business argument -- Changing practices versus changing attitudes -- The experiences of men -- The experiences of women -- 9. Towards a Theory of Leadership and Sexuality -- Defining sexuality -- Masculine heterosexualities and leadership -- Women's sexuality in leadership -- Sexuality and power among women -- 10. Doing it Differently -- Constructed leadership -- Men, women and leadership -- Prospects for change -- Bibliography -- Index.

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