APPLIED LEADERSHIP

About the Book

‘Applied Leadership: A Synthesis of Theory & Practice’ is a holistic view of leadership. It highlights myths and misperceptions existing about leadership and their negative impact on the practical application. The book discusses existing theories of leadership, analyzes strengths of individual theories, and their weaknesses in providing a holistic view of leadership, leading to a need for a holistic approach to leadership. The book builds up a holistic model and plugs in the existing theories to develop a bigger picture. The cardinals of the holistic model are then discussed as individual chapters from theoretical as well as practical aspects of leadership. The discussion of individual cardinals is finally translated into an applied leadership model that presents a comprehensive view of leadership, bridges the theory-practice gap and can be used as a framework for researchers and practitioners of leadership.

About the Author

Iftikhar Ahmed Khan is an Ex-Pakistan Navy Officer. His naval career comprised a diverse range of experience including command, staff, operations and training; a path that provided him a rich experience of dealing with people both as a follower and as a leader. During his naval career, he has passionately been involved with learning of leadership, delivering lectures, conducting workshops and short courses. He had also been a regular guest speaker on leadership to officers command courses of warships, submarines and naval aviation, and to corporate sector organizations as well. He is currently working with UAE Naval Forces Institute where he teaches leadership. He holds a PhD degree in Management from Lincoln University College, Kuala Lumpur, an MBA degree in Human Resource Management from Preston University, Karachi and MSc Degree in Strategic Studies from Karachi University. Besides formal academic degrees, he also holds ‘fellowship’ of Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), London. He is the author of two books; ‘The Leadership Star’ published in 2012 by Author House (UK) and ‘Motivation-The Right Direction’ published in 2012 by Ferozsons (Pakistan).