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You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger

Executive Coaching Challenges

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  1. Manfred F. R. Kets Vries

    1. INSEAD, France, Singapore & Abu Dhabi, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Narcissistic Executive

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    Pages 6-12

  4. The Detached Executive

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    Pages 13-21

  5. The Paranoid Executive

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    Pages 22-30

  6. The “Bipolar” Executive

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    Pages 31-36

  7. The Psychopathic Executive

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    Pages 37-45

  8. The “Autistic” Executive

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    Pages 46-52

  9. The Passive-Aggressive Executive

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    Pages 53-59

  10. The Obsessive-Compulsive Executive

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    Pages 60-69

  11. Love, Play, and Work

    • Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
    Pages 70-83

  12. You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger

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    Pages 84-86

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 87-99
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About this book

Kets de Vries profiles a range of toxic executives the narcissist, psychopath, cold fish, obsessive-compulsive, and many more, offering coaches examples of interventions that have worked and those that haven't, to help coaches deal with difficult people and become more effective.

Authors and Affiliations

  • INSEAD, France, Singapore & Abu Dhabi, The Netherlands

    Manfred F. R. Kets Vries

About the author

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries is the Distinguished Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change at INSEAD, the Founder of INSEAD's Global Leadership Centre, and program director of INSEAD's top management program, 'The Challenge of Leadership: Developing Your Emotional Intelligence,'and Scientific Director of the Executive Master's Program 'Consulting and Coaching for Change'. The Financial Times, Le Capital, Wirtschaftswoche, and The Economist have rated Manfred Kets de Vries among the world's top 50 leading management thinkers.

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