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.
