Charismatic Leadership

Charismatic Leadership: The role of charisma in the global financial crisis provides a theoretically-driven and intuitively appealing analysis of the role that charisma played in the global financial crisis of 2008. This book looks at how charismatic leadership can contribute to organizational effectiveness, but also considers the destructive potential of its darker side.

Elesa Zehndorfer is currently the Research Officer for high-IQ society British Mensa and a Research Associate of the Bhubesi Pride Foundation. Formerly Secretary of the International Federation of American Football (2011-2015), Dr. Zehndorfer has held senior lectureships in both sports and business faculties, and has presented at a number of North American and European conferences. Author of Leadership: A Critical Introduction (Routledge, 2013), Dr. Zehndorfer obtained her PhD from the Institute of Sport & Leisure Policy at Loughborough University in 2006.

1. Introduction 2. Stability is Destabilising 3. The Madness of Crowds 4. Profit Takers & Panic 5. Harnessing Charisma Appendix 1. Philosophical Approach Appendix 2. SEC Enforcement Actions Arising from the Financial Crisis