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Defining Hybrid Heroes
The Leadership Spectrum from Scoundrel to Saint
By Inge Brokerhof
Stephan Sonnenburg
Greg Stone
Defining Hybrid Heroes: The Leadership Spectrum from Scoundrel to Saint defines the hero (and his or her journey) from a hybrid perspective, exploring the spectrum from scoundrel to saint. It utilizes a more dynamic and situational outlook, regarding heroism not only as a personal characteristic, but also as a series of heroic acts within a given situation.
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About This Book
Defining Hybrid Heroes: The Leadership Spectrum from Scoundrel to Saint defines the hero (and his or her journey) from a hybrid perspective, exploring the spectrum from scoundrel to saint. It utilizes a more dynamic and situational outlook, regarding heroism not only as a personal characteristic, but also as a series of heroic acts within a given situation.
The book examines the hybrid hero from several distinctive points of view, e.g. through lenses dominated by fiction, business, politics and psychology, and paints a new, more complex portrait that takes full advantage of the authors’ varied backgrounds. Inge Brokerhof has an academic background in psychology and has studied the impact of narrative fiction on workplace variables, such as career identity, employability and moral leadership. Stephan Sonnenburg has studied Joseph Campbell and the impact of the hero’s journey on creativity and innovation management. Greg Stone is a communications consultant who teaches executives and professors how to explain their work in clear and compelling language..
This book will be at once theoretical and practical, with a combination of substantial intellectual content to satisfy an academic audience and a series of specific recommendations to meet the needs of thinking managers seeking to improve their leadership skills. In the “real world” of business, leaders are often both scoundrel and saint. They are role models and anti-models at the same time. The authors show how they can make these warring traits work for them and how academics can gain a new perspective on approaching leadership and management.
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“Defining Hybrid Heroes is a must-read book because it reimagines Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey. Three authors develop a new approach to heroes that takes it off its pedestal. Heroes no longer need to be the ideal type, the perfect moral right-acting person who lives in a time when gangsters and errant politicians, such as Trump, are considered heroes in some parts of society. To understand the path of the hybrid is to understand that all human beings have some heroic possibility and make some difficult transformation that qualifies them to be heroes. We all wanna be heroes. We all want heroes to save the day. But heroes are not saints. The book is a fascinating read offering a balanced mix of practical advice, a summary of the available literature and some new ideas.” — Emeritus Professor David Boje, New Mexico State University, and Honorary Professor at Fisk University
“Defining Hybrid Heroes is a must-read for the heroism enthusiast and socially conscious practitioner and academic. This book artfully integrates insights from a wide range of disciplines, including film, philosophy, psychology, and leadership theory, to illustrate the complexities of heroism and the grey areas it traverses. In a world that desperately needs more heroes, we equally need rich work such as this one that illuminates its intricate layers to recognize how it can be applied in many different facets of modern life.”— Olivia Efthimiou, PhD, Murdoch University
“This book is a breath of fresh air in providing an insightful look into the field of heroes, villains, and hybrid heroes. The combination of an analysis and critique of Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey with a look at the world of TV drama, fiction, and film where this model has been much used, alongside real-world hybrid heroes, provides a thought-provoking look at these characters and roles and offers an enjoyable and entertaining read. The book is simply an informative and enjoyable read for anyone interested in the topic as well as a potential springboard for scholars and researchers.” — Professor Clare Hindley, International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
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Inge Brokerhof is a writer and researcher affiliated with the Vrije Universities Amsterdam, with a special interest in fictional narratives, rhetoric, social psychology and storytelling.
Stephan Sonnenburg is Permanent Professor at ICN Business School, Paris-Nancy-Berlin, with a special interest in creativity training, creative flow, design thinking, business and idea development, and innovation management.
Greg Stone is a communications consultant in the Boston area. He began his career as a writer at Time Inc. in New York, and as a TV reporter in Minneapolis, Boston, and on PBS.
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Table of Contents
Prologue; Introduction; 1. The Role of Hybrid Heroes in Popular Stories and Moral Leadership By Inge Brokerhof; 2. Isn’t Every Heroic Person on a Hybrid Journey? Joseph Campbell Revisited By Stephan Sonnenburg; 3. Hybrid Heroes in Extremis and at Work By Greg Stone; 4. The Meaning of Hybrid Heroes for Individuals, Businesses, and Society: A Concluding Round-Table Discussion ; Index
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