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The author describes different leadership styles, theories, and concepts using J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. He uses characters and situations from the books to provide examples of good and bad leadership and specific concepts: personality and culture in relation to leadership, cognitive and emotional intelligence, historical and early theories of leadership, contingency and situational leadership, organizational power and politics, influence and persuasion, authentic leadership, ethical leadership, servant leadership, charismatic leadership, transactional and transformational leadership, self-leadership and shared leadership, and leadership development and succession. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches outlines various leadership styles, theories, and concepts through the fictional lens of J.K. Rowling’s magical world – from ethical, servant, and authentic leadership, to power, influence, and persuasion.



Popular culture can help us think creatively and teach us the best ways to use our imagination. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches outlines various leadership styles, theories, and concepts through the imaginative lens of J.K. Rowling’s magical world – from ethical, servant, and authentic leadership, to power, influence, and persuasion.

Combining the immersive and enchanting context of the series with the scholarly discipline of leadership, Simha teaches key theories using examples of characters and situations familiar to fans. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches encourages readers to consider how they themselves can approach personal and organizational problems by finding solutions using insights and perspectives gathered from the discipline of leadership. Readers will gain a vital understanding of how not to lead for a holistic mastery of leadership.

Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches harnesses surprisingly relatable examples from the renowned mystical stories and movies to inform a variety of readers, ranging from high school students to undergraduate students and professional practitioners – and of course fans everywhere – regardless of professional backgrounds and experience. The Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture series breaks down leadership theories, making them clearer, manageable, and easier to put into practice.



Popular culture can help us think creatively and teach us the best ways to use our imagination. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches outlines various leadership styles, theories, and concepts through the imaginative lens of J.K. Rowling’s magical world – from ethical, servant, and authentic leadership, to power, influence, and persuasion. Combining the immersive and enchanting context of the series with the scholarly discipline of leadership, Simha teaches key theories using examples of characters and situations familiar to fans. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches encourages readers to consider how they themselves can approach personal and organizational problems by finding solutions using insights and perspectives gathered from the discipline of leadership. Readers will gain a vital understanding of how not to lead for a holistic mastery of leadership. Leadership Insights for Wizards and Witches harnesses surprisingly relatable examples from the renowned mystical stories and movies to inform a variety of readers, ranging from high school students to undergraduate students and professional practitioners – and of course fans everywhere – regardless of professional backgrounds and experience. The Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture series breaks down leadership theories, making them clearer, manageable, and easier to put into practice.
About the Author xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction I The Importance of Leadership I The Harry Potter Context
3(4)
Structure of the Book
4(2)
Summary
6(1)
2 Personality, Culture, and Leadership
7(10)
Early Beginnings
8(1)
The Squibs of Personality Assessments
9(2)
The Gilderoy Lockhart of Personality Assessment
11(1)
The Golden Snitch of Accurate Personality Assessment
12(3)
Making Sense Out of Personality
15(1)
Summary
16(1)
3 Cognitive and Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
17(10)
Cognitive Intelligence, Tests, and Consequences
18(1)
Higher Education and Cognitive Intelligence
19(1)
Emotional Intelligence, Testing, and Consequences
20(2)
Crises and Leadership
22(2)
Muggle Ways to Increase Intelligence
24(2)
Summary
26(1)
4 Behavioral and Style Approaches to Leadership
27(6)
The University of Michigan Studies and the Ohio State Studies
28(1)
McGregor's X/Y Theories
29(1)
Blake & Mouton's Managerial or Leadership Grid
30(2)
Summary
32(1)
5 Contingency and Situational Leadership
33(8)
Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership
34(1)
Issues with the Hersey-Blanchard Model of Situational Leadership
35(1)
Fiedler's Contingency Theory
36(2)
Summary
38(3)
6 Leader Power and Politics
41(8)
Power - Defining it
41(1)
Is Power a Negative or Positive Concept?
42(1)
Bases of Power
43(3)
Political Not Poly-tick all Skills!
46(1)
Summary
47(2)
7 Leader Influence and Persuasion
49(6)
Influence and Persuasion Tactics
49(3)
Effectiveness of These Influence Tactics
52(2)
Summary
54(1)
8 Authentic Leadership
55(10)
Authentic Leadership Defined
55(2)
Practical Approaches
57(2)
Theoretical Approaches
59(1)
Four Components of Authentic Leadership
60(2)
Other Factors
62(1)
Further Thoughts on Authentic Leadership
63(1)
Summary
64(1)
9 Ethical Leadership
65(8)
Ethical Leadership Defined
65(1)
Antecedents of Ethical Leadership
66(2)
Consequences of Ethical Leadership
68(1)
What Does Ethical Leadership Involve?
69(2)
Summary
71(2)
10 Servant Leadership
73(8)
Servant Leadership Defined
73(1)
Jen Characteristics of Servant Leaders
74(3)
Servant Leadership as a Theory
77(1)
Further Thoughts on Servant Leadership
78(1)
Summary
79(2)
11 The Dark (and Bright) Sides of Charismatic Leadership
81(8)
Charisma and Charismatic Leadership Defined
81(3)
The Bright Side of Charismatic Leadership
84(1)
The Dark Side of Charismatic Leadership
85(1)
Can Charisma be Learned?
86(1)
Summary
87(2)
12 Transactional and Transformational Leadership
89(8)
Transactional Leadership and Goal-setting
89(3)
Thoughts on Transformational Leadership
92(3)
Summary
95(2)
13 Self and Shared Leadership
97(6)
Self-leadership Defined
98(3)
Shared-leadership Defined
101(1)
Summary
102(1)
14 Leadership Succession
103(6)
Leadership Succession - Antecedents and Consequences
103(5)
Summary
108(1)
15 An Epilogue of Sorts
109(18)
Leader: Know Thyself and Others Too
110(1)
Leaders Should be Adaptive
110(1)
Leaders Need to Use Their Power and be Politically Persuasive
111(1)
Leaders Should be Authentic, Ethical, and Communicate Clearly
112(1)
Leaders Should Facilitate a Transformative Climate and Enable Self-leadership
113(1)
Leaders Should Plan for the Future
114(1)
Summary
115(2)
References and Further Reading
117(10)
Appendix: Characters from the Harry Potter Series Referenced in this Book 127(6)
Index 133
Aditya Simha is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Simha obtained his PhD in Business Administration at Washington State University, a Masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Bachelors degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University. His research is primarily in business and healthcare ethics, and organizational behavior.