The Polyployee. On the lived experience of Polymaths' Engagement with Leadership Styles in Organisational Settings

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2022 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1.5, , language: English, abstract: Build a niche. Algorithm yourself. Hyperspezialize. The work environment of the 21st century becomes a place of boxes, labels and tags, with leaders on top who are far beyond the capability to direct or steer, but rather react on risk scenarios, market losses and an overarching change aversion.

However, as the Universe medal has two sides by nature, there is an opposing force that came to light in the last years: Generalism. Not only as a term. Through the centuries unique individuals were able to learn faster, adapt rapidly and synthesize ideas quicker than others, namely: Polymaths. These individuals are part of the working world. Unfortunately, most of them live unheard and uncared for in organisational settings around the world.