Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals

Heroic Leadership (eBook, ePUB)

An Influence Taxonomy of 100 Exceptional Individuals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Heroic Leadership is a celebration of our greatest heroes, from well-known legends to unsung heroes who transform our world quietly behind the scenes. Now in its second edition, it offers a compelling conceptual framework for understanding heroism and heroic leadership, drawing from theories of great leadership and heroic action.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040261620
• Artikelnr.: 72283663

Autorenporträt

Scott T. Allison is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Richmond, USA. He has published extensively on heroism and leadership and numerous books, including Heroes, Heroic Humility; Conceptions of Leadership; The Romance of Heroism; The Hazards of Great Leadership; and the Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership. His work has appeared in USA Today, National Public Radio, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Slate Magazine, MSNBC, CBS, Psychology Today, and the Christian Science Monitor. He has received Richmond's Distinguished Educator Award and the Virginia Council of Higher Education's Outstanding Faculty Award.

George R. Goethals is the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies Emeritus at the University of Richmond, USA. Previously he held academic and administrative appointments at Williams College where he served as the chair of the Department of Psychology, Acting Dean of the Faculty, Provost, and, finally, founder and chair of the Program in Leadership Studies. He taught courses on theories of leadership and presidential leadership. His recent scholarship focuses on presidential leadership, heroism and leader-follower dynamics. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Leadership Association and Richmond's Distinguished Scholarship Award.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Trending Heroes: Gaining or Losing Heroic Status
3. Transitory Heroes: Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
4. Transitional Heroes: Those Whom We Outgrow
5. Tragic Heroes: The Self-Destruction of Greatness
6. Transposed Heroes: The Fine Line Between Heroism & Villainy
7. Transparent Heroes: The Unsung Heroes Among Us
8. Traditional-Moral Heroes
9. Traditional-Competent Heroes
10. Traditional-Complete Heroes
11. Transfigured Heroes: The Cognitive Construction of Greatness
12. Transforming Heroes: Those Who Forever Changed Our World
13. Transcendent Heroes: Influence at its Deepest Level
14. Conclusion: Leadership, Heroism, and Heroic Leadership