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In *Leadership BS*, Stanford Business School professor Jeffrey Pfeffer challenges the mainstream leadership industry, claiming it is driven more by money than by genuine wisdom. He argues that popular leadership teachings are based on hope, wishful thinking, and unfounded beliefs rather than on empirical evidence. Pfeffer urges readers to abandon inspirational fables, question widely accepted truisms such as authenticity and honesty, and focus instead on the real causes of business leadership failures. His blunt, data‑centric critique aims to dismantle the sanctified myths that pervade current leadership thinking.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics/Business Management
Authors: Jeffrey Pfeffer
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