The Art of Creating Leaders: Popular Culture Artifacts as Pathways for Development

Callahan, Jamie, Whitener, J. Kori and Sandlin, Jennifer (2007) The Art of Creating Leaders: Popular Culture Artifacts as Pathways for Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9 (2). pp. 146-165. ISSN 1523-4223

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Abstract

The problem and the solution. Leadership development is arguably one of the most important activities undertaken by human resource development (HRD) professionals.The process of leadership development has implications for each of the three primary categories of action that characterize the field of HRD: career development ; training and development; and organization development. Thus, exploring alternative and innovative approaches to understanding leadership should take a prominent role in the practice of HRD. Although not a new concept, popular culture is one such innovative approach to teaching leadership. Although there has been increasing interest in techniques of leadership development in HRD, the field of HRD has not fully explored how popular culture artifacts—such as film, television, and fiction/nonfiction books—can be used in leadership development. This article explores the literature regarding popular culture as it relates to shaping audience perceptions, the role of popular culture as a teaching tool, and key characteristics for choosing effective popular culture artifacts for leadership development.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	leadership development, popular culture, fiction, film, nonfiction
Subjects:	N600 Human Resource Management X900 Others in Education
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	09 May 2018 10:48
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2019 09:54
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/34199

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