“The 4th industrial revolution is, even more than just the workplace, a revolution of leadership styles. The nature of 'charisma' is changing: the 'lone cowboy hero' leader is riding into the sunset and the 'post-heroic' leader - more collaborative, more servant-like - is emerging. Prof. Skerlavaj's book is the manual for the new leader fit for the new times. It is also a robust and trustworthy map for navigating new radically shifting organizational landscape.” (Lazar Dzamic, ex-Head of Brand Strategy, Google ZOO London and Associate Professor at Business School Lausanne)
“In a world too accustomed to the “Hero’s Journey” as entertainment, we need some better from our leaders in practice. Skerlavaj nicely lays out a more impactful map for today’s leaders, one where the entire organization is an active, necessary part of the journey” (Prof. Spencer Harrison, INSEAD, France.)
“For the world to make progress, we also need leadership research to make progress. Skerlavaj’s book shows that the wicked and complex challenges we face have a real hope of solution if we can embrace the facts of no-nonsense research. Adding credibility to hope, he builds his argumentations on real and relevant testimonies from people who actually have their boots on.” (Jan Ketil Arnulf, Dean Executive, professor BI Norwegian Business School, Registered I/O and registered clinical psychologist)
Author(s): Miha Škerlavaj
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 198
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
About the Author
List of Tables
Part I Context of Post-Heroic Leadership
1 Time of Paradoxes and Uncertainty
1.1 COVID-19 and the Future of “Ego-Free” Leadership
1.2 Time of Paradoxes
1.3 Future Wicked Problems
References
2 What Is Post-Heroic Leadership and Why Do We Need It?
2.1 What Is Post-Heroic Leadership?
2.2 Why Do We Need Post-Heroic Leadership?
2.3 What Do We Know About Post-Heroic Leadership?
References
3 Post-Heroic Leadership in the Context of Humanizing Hybrid Work
3.1 The Rise of Hybrid Work
3.2 Algorithmic Management vs. Humanizing Hybrid Work
References
Part II Process of Post-Heroic Leadership
4 Becoming a Post-Heroic Leader: From Expert to Leader
4.1 Transitioning from an Expert to a Leader
4.2 Choosing the Right People for the Job
4.3 Developing Post-Heroic Leadership Competencies
4.4 Changing Followers’ Implicit Leadership Theories
References
5 Sustainable Post-Heroic Leadership Practices
5.1 Post-Heroic Leadership—The Missing Piece of the Sustainability Puzzle
5.2 How to Make Organizational Life Sustainable for Followers?
5.3 How to Make Post-Heroic Leadership Sustainable for Leaders?
References
6 Leading Change by Engaging and Involving
6.1 Myths and Science of Leading Change
6.2 How do Post-Heroic Leaders Approach Change?
References
7 Building Communities and Collaborative Cultures
7.1 Post-Heroic Leaders as Community Builders
7.2 Post-Heroic Leaders as Anchors of Collaborative Culture
References
Part III Post-Heroic Leadership Outcomes
8 Post-Heroic Leadership of Creativity and Innovation: From Idea to Excel
8.1 Post-Heroic Leadership and Innovative Working Methods
8.2 Post-Heroic Leadership and Innovative Organizational Cultures
References
9 Post-Heroic Leadership, Resilience, and Well-Being
9.1 Resilience and Post-Heroic Leadership
9.2 Post-Heroic Leadership and Well-Being in the Age of Disruption
References
10 Post-Heroic Leadership: Epilogue and Agenda for Future Research and Action
10.1 Conceptual Model of Post-Heroic Leadership
10.2 Agenda for Future Research
10.3 Agenda for Future Action
References
Index
