Elements of leadership : lessons from Avatar the Last Airbender

Leadership literature is dominated by Western paradigms, but what about the lessons of leadership from a cross-cultural perspective? In this highly readable volume, Sy Islam and Gordon B. Schmidt utilise examples from Avatar: The Last Airbender to bring this unique lens of perspective to a range of...

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Main Authors Islam, Sy (Author), Schmidt, Gordon B. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.
SeriesExploring effective leadership practices through popular culture
Subjects
Avatar, the last airbender (Television program)
Leadership.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781804550755
DOI10.1108/9781804550731
Physical Description1 online resource (136 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The elements of being a great avatar and leader
  • Chapter 2. The importance of balance to leadership?
  • Chapter 3. The avatar must consider the needs of all: Ethics and power of being the avatar
  • Chapter 4. No tribe can succeed on their own: The importance of cross-cultural leadership
  • Chapter 5. Benders (and leaders) come in all genders: Implicit theories of leadership and how to support leaders of all genders
  • Chapter 6. It is your destiny! The impact of organizational memory and succession planning on leadership
  • Chapter 7. You may be the avatar, but are you ready? The importance of leadership development and growth
  • Chapter 8. Patience, my boy: The importance of mentorship to leaders
  • Chapter 9. There is not just one way to do things: Fostering creativity like the earth kingdom of omashu
  • Chapter 10. You have completed your training young bender: How you can become the avatar leader your own organization and life needs.

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