| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 189 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; The Romance of Heroism and Heroic Leadership; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Romance of Heroism; Chapter 2 Mystery and Meaning: Ambiguity and the Perception of Leaders, Heroes, and Villains; Meaning-making: The Basics; Automatic Meaning-Making; The Search for Mystery Resolving Information; The Search for Information, and Calling the Search Off: The Need for Closure; Mystery and Mystification in the Perception of Leaders; Our "Sweet Imagination" and Perceptions of Leaders and Lovers |
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"On Perceptual Readiness" and Our Construction of Heroic Images"Bad is Stronger than Good"; Concluding Thoughts; Note; Chapter 3 The Three Kings: Dissent and Evolving Perceptions of Heroism; Nonconformity and Dissent; Unwavering Independence and Leadership; Social Identity Theory and the Principle of Salience; Elvis Presley -- King of Rock 'n' Roll; Martin Luther King -- The Battle for Equal Rights; Muhammad Ali -- King of the World; Chapter 4 Heroic Transforming Leadership: Touching the Better Angels of Our Nature; What is Leadership?; What is Transforming Leadership? |
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What is Heroic Transforming Leadership?Transforming Presidential Leadership vs Donald Trump; Donald Trump as the Puer aeternus; Chapter 5 How Heroes Transform Themselves and The World; Overview of Heroic Transformation; Purpose of the Hero's Transformation; Internal and External Sources of Transformation; Three Transformative Arcs of Heroism; Egocentricity to Sociocentricity; Dependency to Autonomy; Stagnation to Growth; Activities Promoting Transformation; Training and Development Practices; Spiritual Practices; The Hero's Journey; Additional Issues Worth Pondering |
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Education and TransformationReligion and Transformation; Women as Transformers; Transcend and Include; Partial Transformation; Barriers to Transformation; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Resolving Ambiguity to Discern and Create True Heroes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Heroes permeate our culture. But what makes a hero? And what makes heroes 'heroic'? This exciting and innovative study explores how charisma and human needs create images of individuals as heroes and villains |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 13, 2019) |
| Subject |
Leadership -- Psychological aspects
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Heroes -- Psychological aspects
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Management: leadership & motivation.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Applied Psychology.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- General.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Happiness.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Success.
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Heroes -- Psychological aspects
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Leadership -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Allison, Scott T., author
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| ISBN |
9781787566552 |
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1787566552 |
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9781787566576 |
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1787566579 |
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