Heroic leadership : an influence taxonomy of 100 exceptional individuals / authored by Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allison, Scott T.

Contributor:

Goethals, George R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Heroes.

Leadership--Biography.

Heroes--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2013.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Leadership and Heroism 1

2 Trending Heroes: Gaining or Losing Heroic Status 28

Lady Gaga: A Hero in the Making? 30

Ulysses S. Grant: The Reappraised Hero 31

Sigmund Freud: The Vindication of a Battered Theory 33

Drew Barrymore: The Heroic Story of the Little Girl Lost 34

Woodrow Wilson: A Hero Trending Downward 35

Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Downward Spiral of a Hero 37

3 Transitory Heroes: Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow 39

Joe Darby: The Heroic Whistleblower of Abu Ghraib 41

Mae Jemison: Living Heroic Dreams 43

Heart-wrenching Heroism at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 44

Randy Pausch: The Hero Who Dared Us to Live Our Dreams 45

Gabrielle Giffords: Heroic Recovery From Trauma 47

Benjamin "Beast" Buder: Hero for a Moment 48

Liu Xiaobo: An Emerging Hero of Peace 49

Christa McAuliffe: Lost Hero of the Space Shuttle Challenger 51

The Heroism and Leadership of Fred Korematsu 52

Ephemeral Heroes and Villains: A Tale of Two Stevens 53

4 Transitional Heroes: Those Whom We Outgrow 55

Justin Bieber: Heroic Pop Star 57

Fred Rogers: Love, Wisdom, and Compassion for Children 58

Reed Richards: Fantastic Family Man 60

Captain James T Kirk: The Hero Who Treks the Stars 61

Iron Man: A Classic Superhero in the Modern World 63

5 Tragic Heroes: The Self-Destruction of Greatness 65

Oedipus the King: The Classic Tragic Hero 67

Tiger Woods: The Ebb and Flow of Fame and Fortune 68

Coming to Terms with Richard Nixon 70

6 Transposed Heroes: The Fine Line Between Heroism and Villainy 72

Harvey Dent as Two-Face: The Hero Turned Villain in Batman 75

John Edwards: The Modular-Minded Transposed Hero 76

Jack Nicklaus: The Villain Who Became a Hero 77

Joe Paterno: Discerning the Legacy of a Transposed Hero 78

7 Transparent Heroes: The Unsung Heroes Among Us 81

Montgomery Meigs: A Transparent Hero of the Civil War 83

John Wooden: Heroic Teacher and Mentor 84

Accidental Sidekicks: Marion Keisker's Moment to Help Elvis 86

Those Whom We Forgot: The Makers of Fire 87

The Supporting Cast in Heroes' Narratives: Sidekicks and Others 88

Why Our Parents are Our Heroes 89

Edith Wilson: An Unsung Hero or Villain? 91

Bayard Rustin: Peaceful Advocate of Human Rights 92

Rick Rescorla: The Hero Who Saved 2,700 Lives on 9/11 94

8 Traditional Heroes: The Classic Hero's Journey 96

Traditional-Moral Heroes

The Dalai Lama: "My Religion is Kindness" 98

Pat Tillman: The Consummate War Hero 100

Irena Sendler: The Hero Who Stood Up to Evil 101

George Bailey: A Hero's Wonderful Life 102

Confucius: The Master Hero of Virtue 103

Mother Teresa and the Call to Love 105

Lois Wilson: The Hero Who Helped Families of Alcoholics 106

Nathan Hale and the Powerful Heroic Script 107

Dana Reeve: The Unsung Selfless Hero 108

Groundhog Day s Phil Connors and the Heroic Theme of Redemption 110

Rabbi Israel Spira: A Hero of the Holocaust 111

Rosa Parks' Transforming Act of Civil Disobedience 112

Corrie ten Boom: The Holocaust Hero with a Hiding Place 114

Traditional-Competent Heroes

Marie Curie: Trailblazing Scientist Who Paid the Ultimate Price 115

Tina Fey: An Uncommon Celebrity Hero 116

Ellen DeGeneres: Heroic Comedienne and Underdog Advocate 117

John Nash: A Hero's Brilliant Triumph Over Mental Illness 119

Althea Gibson: Barrier Breaker and Way Paver 120

Monica Seles: Tennis Hero and Tragedienne 121

Daniel Anderson: The Hero Who Redefined Alcoholism 122

Tough Without a Gun: Heroic Portrayals by Humphrey Bogart 124

Edgar Allan Poe: American Literary Giant 125

Secretariat: The Hero Who Obliterated Triple Crown Records 126

Go Ahead, Make My Day: Clint Eastwood as Contemporary Hero 127

Lucille Ball: A Heroic Comic Genius 129

Traditional-Complete Heroes

Terry Fox: The Audacious Modern-Day Pheidippides 130

George Marshall: The Hero With a Plan 132

Florence Nightingale: The Heroic Lady With the Lamp 133

Oprah Winfrey: The Hero with Talent, Resilience, and Charisma 134

Winston Churchill: The Resilient Hero 136

Roberto Clemente and the Night that Happiness Died 137

George Washington Carver: The Humble and Ingenious Hero 139

Warren Spahn: The Greatest Left Hander Ever 140

George Washington: The Indispensable Man 141

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Revolutionary Hero in the Kremlin 142

Twelve Angry Men: A Most Unlikely Hero 144

9 Transfigured Heroes: The Cognitive Construction of Greatness 145

Robin Hood: The Thief Who Became a Hero 147

Big Iron: A Western Hero Narrative 148

Willie Mays' Catch: The Iconic Image of a Hero 149

Sherlock Holmes: An Enduring Fictional Hero 151

Amelia Earhart: Bold Achiever of Mystery 152

Merlin: Supporting Hero of Myth 153

Heroism in the Darkness: The Anonymous Navy SEALs 154

The Chilean Miner Rescue: Protecting a Heroism Narrative 156

Constructing Heroic Associations: Making a Good Line Better 157

Saint Patrick: The Construction of a Legend 158

Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: Ted Williams 50 Years Later 159

Betsy Ross: The Hero Who (May Have) Sewed the First American Flag 160

Pretty Boy Floyd: An Outlaw Hero 161

Jack is Back: The Kennedy Administration, 50 Years Later 162

10 Transforming Heroes: Those Who Forever Changed Our World 164

Transforming-Global Heroes

Muhammad Ali: The Odyssey of a Heroic Champion 166

Christopher Columbus: A Globally Transforming Figure 168

Mahatma Gandhi: The Hero of Truth and Peace 169

Nelson Mandela: The Ultimate Underdog Hero 170

Martin Luther Bang, Jr.: The Hero of Interracial Peace 172

Thomas Jefferson: We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident 173

Albert Einstein: The Hero Synonymous With Genius 174

Transforming-Specific Heroes

John Lennon: The Hero Who Gave Peace a Chance 176

Buddy Holly: The Day the Music Died 177

Bill Cosby: The Hero Who Broke Racial Barriers 178

Myriam Merlet: The Lost Hero 179

11 Transcendent Heroes: Influence at its Deepest Level 181

Harry Potter: The Archetypal Hero 184

Jesus of Nazareth: The Born Hero 185

Abraham Lincoln: A Transcendent Hero 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415627788

0415627788

9780415628525

0415628520

OCLC:

802325574