Popular culture can help us think creatively and teach us the best ways to use our imagination. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches outlines various leadership styles, theories, and concepts through the imaginative lens of J.K. Rowling's magical world - from ethical, servant, and authentic leadership, to power, influence, and persuasion.
Combining the immersive and enchanting context of the series with the scholarly discipline of leadership, Simha teaches key theories using examples of characters and situations familiar to fans. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches encourages readers to consider how they themselves can approach personal and organizational problems by finding solutions using insights and perspectives gathered from the discipline of leadership. Readers will gain a vital understanding of how not to lead for a holistic mastery of leadership.
Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches harnesses surprisingly relatable examples from the renowned mystical stories and movies to inform a variety of readers, ranging from high school students to undergraduate students and professional practitioners - and of course fans everywhere - regardless of professional backgrounds and experience. The Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture series breaks down leadership theories, making them clearer, manageable, and easier to put into practice.
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Aditya Simha is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Simha obtained his PhD in Business Administration at Washington State University, a Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University. His research is primarily in business and healthcare ethics, and organizational behavior.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Personality, Culture, and Leadership
Chapter 3. Cognitive and Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Chapter 4. Behavioral and Style Approaches to Leadership
Chapter 5. Contingency and Situational Leadership
Chapter 6. Leader Power and Politics
Chapter 7. Leader Influence & Persuasion
Chapter 8. Authentic Leadership
Chapter 9. Ethical Leadership
Chapter 10. Servant Leadership
Chapter 11. The Dark (and bright) sides of Charismatic Leadership
Chapter 12. Transactional and Transformational Leadership
Chapter 13. Self and Shared Leadership
Chapter 14. Leadership Succession
Chapter 15. An Epilogue of Sorts
