Cart
Free Shipping in the UK
Proud to be B-Corp

Literature and Leadership John Shoup

Literature and Leadership By John Shoup

Literature and Leadership by John Shoup


£21.79
Condition - New
Only 2 left

Summary

This book demonstrates that great literature equips readers with a cultural, emotional, and social intelligence to be aesthetically engaging leaders who use the power of the narrative to help people and organizations thrive.

Literature and Leadership Summary

Literature and Leadership: The Role of the Narrative in Organizational Sensemaking by John Shoup

Great literature provides didactic commentaries on universal themes in the drama of life and visceral lessons on leadership. The careful reading of timeless novels position readers to emerge as astute protagonists in their own stories in the context of the grander narrative and internalize universal themes of the human story. Students of the great works of literature also emerge culturally literate, with a better understanding of themselves and others in relation to nobler virtues, traditions, and purposes. In addition to demonstrating great works of literature as among the first formal books on leadership, this book makes explicit connections between the study of literature and the research found in leadership and management studies.

This book:

    • Provides a bridge between the robust literary world and the leadership and management genre.
    • Demonstrates how language and literature uniquely develop leaders to have a sophisticated understanding of historical and contemporary cultures, events, and people.
    • Documents how powerful narratives either promote or diminish human flourishing.
    • Illustrates the usefulness of all great literature and stories in shaping engaging and compelling workplace narratives that inspire and engage the collective.
    • Equips leaders and managers with the knowledge and skills to embrace the drama of leadership and engage in meaningful sensemaking to help organizations thrive.
    • Encourages readers to be connoisseurs of great works of literature and include such works in their leadership libraries.

This book is ideal for the initiated and uninitiated in the study of literature and leadership by making explicit complementary and relevant insights to make reading and leading much more meaningful. Those unfamiliar with great literature will gain a deeper appreciation for books serving as tutors and mentors in the ways of leadership and become more discerning readers. Those unfamiliar with the leadership genre will improve their acumen to use endearing and enduring narratives to influence people and organizations.

About John Shoup

John R. Shoup is Professor of Education, the Program Director for the PhD in Leadership Studies, and the Executive Director of the Dr. Paul and Annie Kienel Leadership Institute at California Baptist University in Riverside, California, US.

Troy W. Hinrichs is Professor of Criminal Justice and political science as well as a Fellow at the Dr. Paul and Annie Kienel Leadership Institute at California Baptist University in Riverside, California, US.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Reading the Goof and The Good from Reading

Chapter Two: Don Quixote, Moby-Dick, and Pride and Prejudice: Exemplars

Chapter Three: Leadership Insights from Don Quixote, Moby-Dick, and Pride and Prejudice

Chapter Four: Leading Through Reading and Storytelling

Additional information

NLS9781032240275
9781032240275
103224027X
Literature and Leadership: The Role of the Narrative in Organizational Sensemaking by John Shoup
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021-12-13
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Literature and Leadership