"Discursive Leadership: In Conversation with Leadership Psychology is the first text of its kind to focus on the social and communicative aspects of leadership by drawing from the burgeoning literature in organizational discourse. Author Gail T. Faihurst shows us leadership's central, reality-shaping role in organizations, complementing the view offered by leadership psychology." "This book helps scholars, students, and research-savvy practitioners understand the social and communicative aspects of leadership in a changing workplace brought on by new market economies."--Jacket.