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  • Prof. Keith Grint
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  • Prof. Yiannis Gabriel
• 32 min
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• 40 min
  6. Women in the labyrinth of leadership

  • Dr. Linda L. Carli
• 33 min
  7. The aesthetics of leadership

  • Dr. Donna Ladkin
• 38 min
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  • Prof. Andrew Kakabadse
• 40 min
  9. Complexity leadership: leadership for a changed world

  • Prof. Mary Uhl-Bien
  • Dr. Michael Arena
• 54 min
  10. The ethical challenges of leadership

  • Prof. Joanne B. Ciulla

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Navigable Slide Index

1. Introduction
2. David Beckham
3. Alexander the great
4. Who is this leader?
5. Dalai Lama
6. George w. Bush
7. Hillary Clinton
8. Sir Simon Rattle
9. Bill Clinton and Mother Teresa
10. In this presentation
11. Aesthetics - art
12. Aesthetics - beautiful
13. Aesthetics in everything (1)
14. Aesthetics in everything (2)
15. Susan Buck Morss
16. Engaging with other people
17. Aesthetics of camaraderie
18. Organizational aesthetics (1)
19. Organizational aesthetics (2)
20. How can these ideas be applied to leadership?
21. Aesthetic leadership
22. Bobby McFerrin (1)
23. Leading beautifully
24. Leading beautifully: mastery
25. Leading beautifully: coherence
26. Barack Obama
27. How is an 'aesthetic' created?
28. Obama at Democratic National Convention speech
29. The language of aesthetics
30. The embodiment of aesthetics
31. Connecting contexts
32. How can these ideas be used?
33. Sureya's story (1)
34. Sureya's story (2)
35. Sureya's story: creating aesthetics
36. Sureya's story: the results of the change
37. In summary
38. Acknowledgment
39. References

Topics Covered

• Defining what is meant by the term: 'Aesthetics of Leadership'
• How is an 'aesthetic of leadership' created? -What is the role of language in creating a leadership aesthetic?
• What is the role of body language in creating a leadership aesthetic?
• Investigating Barack Obama's leadership aesthetic
• How might leaders use the idea of 'the aesthetics of leadership' in their day-to-day engagement with others?

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Series:

• Managing and Leading People

Categories:

• Management, Leadership & Organisation

Bite-size Case Studies:

• Aesthetics of leadership: the example of Barack Obama
• From struggle to success: how to use aesthetics to improve business relationships

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Publication History

• Published on July 28, 2010