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Description: Leaders Who Transform Society: by Micha Popper In this wide-ranging historical exploration of transformational leadership, Popper examines why followers are influenced by leaders and what psychological dynamics exist between leaders and their subordinates, and, in the process, redefines the phenomenon of leadership. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this wide-ranging historical exploration of transformational leadership, Popper examines why followers are influenced by leaders and what psychological dynamics exist between leaders and their subordinates, and, in the process, redefines the phenomenon of leadership. Exploring the emotional connections that bind charismatic leaders and those who support them, he contends that this multifaceted relationship is based on reciprocal need. By focusing on prominent figures throughout history who have altered the lives of their followers in profound ways, Popper shows how these leaders reinvented and disseminated value systems, for good (e.g., Nelson Mandela), but often for ill (e.g., Hitler). Whether the influence of a charismatic leader is destructive and negative or constructive and positively transformative, this intriguing work argues that the reciprocal process that takes place between leader and follower, as well as key formative events in the lives of leaders, are surprisingly similar.Using such famous and infamous leaders as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Madela, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hitler, Charles Manson, and Jim Jones, Popper defines and explores three types of leader-follower relationships: Regressive relationships, which are characterized by mutual dependence; Symbolic relationships, which are rooted in symbolic meaning; Developmental-transformational relationships, which permit positive moral and emotional development. Author Biography Micha Popper is Co-Director of the Center for Outstanding Leadership and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Haifa. He is also former Commanding Officer of the School for Leadership Development of the Israeli Defense Forces. He is author of Hypnotic Leadership: Leaders, Followers and the Loss of Self (Praeger, 2001). Table of Contents Introduction: What is Leadership?A Birds Eye View of LeadershipAnalysis of the Main Perspectives on LeadershipTransformational LeadershipThe Development of Transformational LeadersConclusion Review [T]he present title looks at constructive leaders (e.g., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and David Ben-Gurion) as well destructive ones (e.g., Charles Manson, Jim Jones, Adolf Hitler) and examines the psychological forces that produce such leaders and their followers. Popper proposes a relational model to describe leaders who transform society, a relationship based on the mutual needs of leaders and followers. These mutual needs can be based on regressive relationships (in which leaders and followers regress to a narcissistic/dependent father/child behavior--the Manson model), developmental relationships (in which leaders act to empower and rear their followers--FDR), and symbolic relationships (in which the leader becomes an emotional symbol for the followers, as in the case of Mandela). This interesting book will serve a variety of disciplines. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * Choice *Popper examines the leadership practices of everyone from Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charles Manson and Jim Jones to determine how they developed relationships with those they led, including the regressive, or those in which all parties are mutually dependent, the symbolic, and those which are transformational and developmental and foster positive moral and emotional growth. He defines leadership as an expression of the circumstances and as a subjective creation of the followers, analyzes the main perspectives on leadership as a relationship, examines how transformational leadership applies in everyday life, and describes the development of transformational leaders in terms of motivation, ability, and developmental processes. * Reference & Research Book News * Promotional An intriguing psychological exploration of the emotional relationship between historically significant leaders and their followers. Long Description In this wide-ranging historical exploration of transformational leadership, Popper examines why followers are influenced by leaders and what psychological dynamics exist between leaders and their subordinates, and, in the process, redefines the phenomenon of leadership. Exploring the emotional connections that bind charismatic leaders and those who support them, he contends that this multifaceted relationship is based on reciprocal need. By focusing on prominent figures throughout history who have altered the lives of their followers in profound ways, Popper shows how these leaders reinvented and disseminated value systems, for good (e.g., Nelson Mandela), but often for ill (e.g., Hitler). Whether the influence of a charismatic leader is destructive and negative or constructive and positively transformative, this intriguing work argues that the reciprocal process that takes place between leader and follower, as well as key formative events in the lives of leaders, are surprisingly similar. Using such famous and infamous leaders as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Madela, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hitler, Charles Manson, and Jim Jones, Popper defines and explores three types of leader-follower relationships: Regressive relationships, which are characterized by mutual dependence; Symbolic relationships, which are rooted in symbolic meaning; Developmental-transformational relationships, which permit positive moral and emotional development. Review Quote " Promotional "Headline" An intriguing psychological exploration of the emotional relationship between historically significant leaders and their followers. Details ISBN027598561X Author Micha Popper Short Title LEADERS WHO TRANSFORM SOCIETY Language English ISBN-10 027598561X ISBN-13 9780275985615 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2005 Subtitle What Drives Them and Why We are Attracted Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Place of Publication Westport Birth 1947 Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc DOI 10.1604/9780275985615 UK Release Date 2005-10-30 AU Release Date 2005-10-30 NZ Release Date 2005-10-30 US Release Date 2005-10-30 Pages 164 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 2005-10-30 DEWEY 303.34 Audience Professional & Vocational Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6980510;

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