Gosling, Jonathan.

Fictional leaders heroes, villains and absent friends / [electronic resource] : Jonathan Gosling. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2014. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (37 min.) : color, sound). - Leadership development, 2056-4570 . - Henry Stewart talks. Business & management collection. Leadership development. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: What we can learn from fiction that we can't get from studying actual leaders -- Trustworthy narratives, empathy and a combination of protagonist and context -- Beyond leadership style, situation and function -- Leadership and the Humanities (beyond social sciences) -- What it's like to lead (Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart'; Conrad's 'Lord Jim'; Forrester's 'Hornblower'; Melville's 'Moby Dick') -- What is leadership? (James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; Xenophon's 'Cyropaedia'; The 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata'; Blanchard's 'Remains of the Day').

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3795 Henry Stewart Talks


Heroes in literature.
Leadership in literature.
Leadership.
Management in literature.
Villains in literature.
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