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Unit Objectives:
Make connections between the ideas contained in Machiavelli's The Prince and leadership situations in contemporary society, including the military Explain how a person's core beliefs about the nature of humanity can influence one's actions and attitudes with respect to leadership Categorize types of power in an organization, and make connections between power and leadership in organizations Describe how utopian ideas have influenced leadership decisions in the past, and how they may influence them now Explore the hubris-nemesis model of leadership Explain how followership relates to leadership, and how states of mind (including paranoia) influence the organization's culture and the behavior of followers.
Online Readings
Machiavelli The Prince (full text)
Elizabeth I Speech to the Troops at Tilbury
Shakespeare Henry V Speech (Battle of Agincourt) Act III, Scene 1
Anglo-Saxon Poem "The Battle of Maldon" Background, with the poem
Examples in Film: Please feel free to write your paper on the following films. Compare / contrast the heroism / heroes in the following films:
Henry V (dir. Kenneth Branaugh) Alexander (Dir. Oliver Stone) The Good Shepherd (dir. Robert DeNiro)
Beware the Hubris-Nemesis Complex: A Concept for Leadership Analysis ** New ** by David Ronfeldt Rand Report This essay introduces and defines the concept of the hubris-nemesis complex, illustrates it by drawing upon both mythic characters and real personalities, relates it to other psychological phenomena that have been described well in the past, and discusses some challenges that may be faced in recognizing and dealing with the complex in the course of international relations. The essay argues that the complex is relatively common, but often unappreciated, and that we can see it at work in current-day figures such as Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, and Slobodan Milosevic--leaders about whom the United States has made serious misjudgements over the years. Thus, while the essay is intended to be conceptual and scholarly, it may have direct significance for understanding and dealing with foreign leaders in future crises and conflicts.
Foucault's Ideas about Crime, Society, Power, and Influence Michel Foucault, the French philosopher, was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. Discipline and Punish, written in 1975, gave people a new way to view the prison system. In this book, Foucault describes the history of prisons. He explained why prisons continue to be popular even when they are not successful. Foucault believed prisons serve a greater purpose than just incarcerating criminals. He described how prisons really enslave everyone to a life of government-imposed discipline. Today, Foucault's theories are still popular in all areas of academia.
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