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. Now available in Korean 리더는어떻게평면표지, Doublebook, Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 2017.
Doublebook, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Mar 2017
Books
"Playing the fool in the workplace"
INSEAD Knowledge, Feb 2017
Blogs
"Leadership lessons from a tumultuous time"
INSEAD Knowledge, Dec 2016
Blogs
A collection of short, bite-sized nuggets of insight into the psychological ups and downs of the leadership journey from one of the world’s top thinkers on leadership.
Palgrave MacMillan, Dec 2016
Books
"Ways to Manage Difficult Bosses"
This article explores the options available to anyone who has to manage a bad boss. Much of it will feel like common sense. But people often forget that it’s in their power to improve bad situations, so having the options systematically laid out can be very helpful.
HBR, Dec 2016
Blogs
"The tragedy of the commons"
INSEAD Knowledge, Oct 2016
Blogs
"A large chair doesn’t make a king"
Africa is a cautionary example of the need for checks and balances against the abuse of power.
INSEAD Knowledge, Oct 2016
Blogs
"How would you like to be remembered?"
INSEAD Knowledge, Sep 2016
Blogs
"Leadership in the age of rage"
INSEAD Knowledge, Aug 2016
Blogs
"Leadership in a digital age"
To become more effective and refective leaders, executives need to learn to improve their behavioural reactions to diffucult situations and develop greater emotional intelligence.
The European Business Review, Jul 2016
Articles
"How to manage brilliant but tumultuous leaders"
Thrill-seeking employees' addiction to risk can create havoc in the workplace. Managed correctly, their fearlessness can be a great advantage to any organisation.
INSEAD Knowledge, Jul 2016
Blogs
"Harems and fawning power plays"
INSEAD Knowledge, May 2016
Blogs
"Leaders need emotional intelligence to create meaning"
INSEAD Knowledge, Apr 2016
Blogs
"When drive and commitment are too much"
INSEAD Knowledge, Mar 2016
Blogs
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.
Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2015
Books
This book is a volume of essays on leadership development topics written by academics, coaches, and change consultants.
Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2015
Books
This book is all about helping coaches to become more effective. Each chapter presents a profile of a particular type of toxic executive—the narcissist, psychopath, cold fish, obsessive-compulsive, and many more—and offers coaches examples of interventions that have worked—and those that haven't. Kets de Vries offers expert advice from the front line of working with puzzling executives.
Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2015
Books
'Advantages of small group coaching"
This article describes the benefits of small group coaching in leadership development.
EFMD Global Focus: Volume 09 Issue 01, Nov 2015
Articles
"Denialism, office politics, productivity"
This blog entry with the Harvard Business Review explores how denialists can have a devastating effect on office politics and productivity.
INSEAD Knowledge, Aug 2015
Blogs
"HR leaders as catalysts for change"
Craig Donaldson from Inside HR speaks with Manfred Kets de Vries about the evolution of HR, its role in change and why leaders need to lift their game.
Inside HR, Jul 2015
Articles
"The uses of humour in the workplace"
This blog looks at the sources of humor and to distunguish between humour that is congenial and empathetic and humour that is dysfunctional and divisive.
INSEAD Knowledge, Jun 2015
Blogs
"Fairy tales for today’s executives"
This blog looks at the leadership journey as a fairy tale and cautions against the five deadly dangers of leadership.
INSEAD Knowledge, May 2015
Blogs
"Applying a psycho- dynamic lens to org studies"
A chapter in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition on using a psychpdynamic lens to the study of organisational phenomenon.
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Apr 2015
Articles
"The pathology of CEO psychopaths"
The percentage of psychopaths amongst CEOs is as high as the risk they represent for the company they are working for. INSEAD Distinguished Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change Manfred Kets de Vries’ research talks to Heiner Thorborg of Der Spiegel on the topic. – In German
Der Speigel, Apr 2015
Interviews
