{"id":1763,"date":"2013-03-12T06:39:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T10:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2014-03-26T23:28:39","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T03:28:39","slug":"our-second-book-understanding-exceptional-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2013\/03\/12\/our-second-book-understanding-exceptional-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Second Book — Heroic Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Heroic Leadership<\/a><\/em>, <\/em>we review the relationship between leadership and heroism, showing how our most cherished heroes are also our most transforming leaders.\u00a0 We also describe in some detail a taxonomy, or conceptual framework, for differentiating among the many varieties of heroism.\u00a0 Moreover, the book profiles many different individual heroes and provides an analysis of their heroic contributions.<\/p>\n

Here’s what several distinguished reviewers have said about Heroic Leadership<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n

“A pioneering and insightful examination of the intersection of heroes and leaders by two gifted psychologists.\u00a0 Allison and Goethals\u2019 captivating narrative\u00a0 adds a new dimension to current research on leadership.”<\/em>
\n— JAMES MacGREGOR BURNS<\/strong>, Pulitzer Prize winning Professor Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAllison and Goethals\u2019 stimulating and incisive survey of one-hundred influential leaders could not be more cogent or timely.\u00a0 When so many of our leaders seem to have feet of clay and principles that bend with the prevailing breezes, they remind us of those leaders who rose to the occasion and stood firm in their moment of decision. As a result, they and their leadership have stood the test of time.\u00a0 Heroic Leadership offers a refreshingly original and provocative perspective on what it means to be a great leader. Reading this book not only informs us, it also inspires!\u00a0 My only suggestion would be that we expand their list to 102 \u2014 adding their names in appreciation of their heroic scholarly labors!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

— RODERICK M. KRAMER, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Scott Allison and \u00a0George Goethals are pioneering scholars exploring the psychology of heroism and leadership, and this book outlines their contention that while all heroes are leaders, the converse is not true. They make their case by offering snapshots of 100 characters, some fictional (e.g., King Lear), some collective (e.g., Chilean miners, Power Rangers), and some surprising (e.g., Lady Gaga, Meryl Streep) who instantiate their taxonomy of heroes. For researchers and lay people alike, this book is packed with fascinating insights into the psychology of leadership, heroism, and mere celebrity. It is a book to be enjoyed by everyone who wonders why some people attract public attention, and others, who may deserve it (e.g., parents, soldiers, teachers) do not.”<\/em><\/p>\n

— DAVID M. MESSICK, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cPresenting vivid accounts of distinguishable forms of heroism, this is a welcome contribution to understanding heroic aspects of leader-follower relations. It deserves a place as a text, reference source, and feast of revealing narratives. The accounts chosen capture what individuals\u2019 special qualities underlie and activate others’ sense of the \u201cheroic,\u201d based on five factors affecting a leader’s influence. This yields ten types of heroes that are profiled, from trending and transitory to transforming and transcendent. Among those receiving attention in this cavalcade are the tragic, (Oedipus, Tiger Woods, Richard Nixon), and many shown as the \u201cmoral,\u201d (e.g., The Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks). Insightful analyses of individual cases provide an illuminating blend of scientific scrutiny with compelling storytelling.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

— EDWIN P. HOLLANDER, Professor Emeritus, CUNY, Baruch College, and University Graduate Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals In Heroic Leadership, we review the relationship between leadership and heroism, showing how our most cherished heroes are also our most transforming leaders.\u00a0 We also describe in some detail a taxonomy, or conceptual framework, for differentiating among the many varieties of heroism.\u00a0 Moreover, the book profiles many … Continue reading Our Second Book — Heroic Leadership<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25285],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-second-book-heroic-leadership"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phawtM-sr","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}