On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

Carlyle, Thomas

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“…According to this theory, a person capable of leading has the personality traits (e.g., charm, confidence, intellect, communication skills, and social aptitude) of a leader from birth, which set them apart from others (i.e., the masses). Example of the hereditary trait leadership theory is Thomas Carlyle's Great Man Leadership [3]. Trait theories also view leadership ability as innate ('born') and based on distinctive physical and mental traits.…”

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Do We Need a New Leadership Paradigm Due to Covid-19?

Claus

2021

IJBMR

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Explores whether the changing context of COVID-19 requires new leadership skills in organizations and, perhaps even, a new context-specific leadership theory. Fourteen professional blogs and reports related to leadership skills and practices in response to COVID-19, published in the professional online literature during the height of the pandemic (March 16 - December 20, 2020) were reviewed in terms of suggested new leadership style dimensions and contrasted with the tenets of existing academic leadership theories. The proponents of an emerging leadership style advocate that in dealing with the pandemic, leaders must be able to manage their organizations in turbulent times, lead a distributed workforce of individuals and teams, and become a resilient leader themselves. Synthesis: The analysis suggests the leadership dimensions called for during the pandemic were already present in transformational leadership theories (e.g., authentic, shared feminine, servant and crisis leadership theories) but that the pandemic provided the structural break accelerating the existing transformational leadership paradigm. COVID-19 also confirmed leadership matters and the command-and-control leadership style—still prevalent in many of our top-down bureaucratic organizations—is outdated.

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Section: ░ 2 Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do We Need a New Leadership Paradigm Due to Covid-19?

Claus

2021

IJBMR

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“…Nevertheless, notwithstanding these efforts, there is a rising worry in the literature that these ef-forts are not appropriately growing and sustaining the leadership volume essential in today's multifaceted organizations (e.g., Day & Dragoni, 2015).Usually, leadership development actions are aimed to enhance the universal knowledge, networks, skills, and abilities of individual leaders and managers (Day, 2001). These methods are therefore based on old-fashioned conceptualizations of leadership as the behaviours of individuals (e.g.,managers, CEOs) who direct, align, and motivate others in search of communal objectives and the growth of the company (e.g., Carlyle, 1907). Adding to that, the leadership literature has shown that leadership is both a interpersonal and multilevel issue, which involves not only leaders, but also supporters, and social relational processes linking followers of larger collectives and networks which show its tangible results (e.g., Eberly, Johnson, Hernandez, & Avolio, 2013).…”

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Leadership as a Change Trigger in Unsettling Conditions

Stouraitis

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Tsanis

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Global Perspectives on Change Management and Leadership in the Post-Covid-19 Era

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The case focuses on Werenbach watches, a micro SME based in Switzerland which managed to survive the current crisis of COVID-19 in an innovative way. The focus is on the behavioural aspects of leadership present in the case and which have led to tangible innovations. The innovations examined have led to the ability to source extensively and access funding to create a stronger global presence. The reasons for choosing servant leadership as an example are presented and the moderating links between attitude and implementation are listed and examined. Suggestions for managers and further research are presented. The chapter aims to be a toolkit for micro SMEs' CEOs willing to understand the fundamental behaviours behind access of funds and sources for a small firm.

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“…The term of this theory has been originally associated with the historian Carlyle who analysed great historical leaders like Napoleon, Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Alexander the s Carlyle, 1841, p. 127). This theory suggests that there is an inimitable set of features that distinguish great men from ordinary people and make them natural leaders (Carlyle, 1993Harrison, 2018. It means that not everyone can be a leader because leadership is something that cannot be learned (Uslu, 2019).…”

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The Research Topics of Leadership: Bibliometric Analysis from 1923 to 2019

Samul

2020

IJELM

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Leadership phenomenon is characterized by unflagging interest among scientists in the field of management. This is one of the reasons why various theories, concepts and topics of leadership are propounded in literature. The current paper examined the trends of leadership publications, the most common topics of leadership, and whether the research topics have followed a coherent progression. A literature review was conducted in order to understand what has been done until now. Using a bibliometric analysis, the current paper summarized 12,235 publications on leadership from the Web of Science database, spanning the period from 1923 to 2019. The findings obtained indicate growing number of leadership publications and the following research topics: leadership management, leadership performance, leadership model, leaders' behaviors, leaders' personalities and team leadership which are related to each other. Moreover, the results also show a weakening interest in 'hard' aspects of leadership in a 'soft' direction.

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On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

Cited by 104 publications

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Do We Need a New Leadership Paradigm Due to Covid-19?

Do We Need a New Leadership Paradigm Due to Covid-19?

Leadership as a Change Trigger in Unsettling Conditions

The Research Topics of Leadership: Bibliometric Analysis from 1923 to 2019

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