Defining Hybrid Heroes: The Leadership Spectrum from Scoundrel to Saint defines the hero (and his or her journey) from a hybrid perspective, exploring the spectrum from scoundrel to saint. It utilizes a more dynamic and situational outlook, regarding heroism not only as a personal characteristic, but also as a series of heroic acts within a given situation.

The book examines the hybrid hero from several distinctive points of view, e.g. through lenses dominated by fiction, business, politics and psychology, and paints a new, more complex portrait that takes full advantage of the authors’ varied backgrounds. Inge Brokerhof has an academic background in psychology and has studied the impact of narrative fiction on workplace variables, such as career identity, employability and moral leadership. Stephan Sonnenburg has studied Joseph Campbell and the impact of the hero’s journey on creativity and innovation management. Greg Stone is a communications consultant who teaches executives and professors how to explain their work in clear and compelling language.

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Defining Hybrid Heroes: The Leadership Spectrum from Scoundrel to Saint defines the hero (and his or her journey) from a hybrid perspective, exploring the spectrum from scoundrel to saint. It utilizes a more dynamic and situational outlook, regarding heroism not only as a personal characteristic, but also as a series of heroic acts within a given situation.

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Chapter 1: From the Traditional to the Hybrid Hero (by Stephan Sonnenburg); Chapter 2: Changing Perspectives: Villain-Heroes in Fictional Narratives and Organizational Leadership (by Inge Brokerhof); Chapter 3: Fools and Anti-Heroes (by Greg Stone).

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781785274312
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
180

Biographical note

Inge Brokerhof is a writer and researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with a special interest in fictional narratives, rhetoric, social psychology and storytelling.

Stephan Sonnenburg is professor at the Karlshochschule International University, with a special interest in creativity training, creative flow, design thinking, business and idea development, and innovation management.

Greg Stone is a communications consultant in the Boston area. He began his career as a writer at Time Inc. in New York, and as a TV reporter in Minneapolis, Boston, and on PBS.