Leading Professionals av Laura (Professor in the Management of Professional Service Firms and Director of the Centre for Professional Service Firms Pr

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Professional organizations¿such as accounting and consulting firms, law firms, and investment banks¿are fundamental to the functioning of the global economy. Yet many of the most powerful are notoriously private. This book uncovers the complex, messy, and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professional organizations¿revealing the realities that lies beneath the ''professional'' surface which these organizations present to the outside world.Individual professionals¿highly educated, highly intelligent, and highly opinionated¿are generally reluctant to see themselves as followers and may be equally reluctant to put themselves forward as leaders. They value their autonomy and confer authority on their leaders on a highly contingent basis. How does a professional come to be seen as a leader within a professional organization? How do leaders maintain their position once they have reached the top of their organization? How do they navigate the complex power relationships among their