The Existential Leader: An Authentic Leader For Our Uncertain Times

The Existential Leader: An Authentic Leader For Our Uncertain Times invites us to reconsider our preconceptions about leadership, introducing a new model more in line with our uncertain times: existential leadership. Monica Hanaway presents an illuminating overview of existential thinking and describes how an understanding of philosophy can improve leadership, drawing on existing leadership theories to show how this new model is more fitting for the challenges of today.The approach is primarily philosophical, rather than systemic or behavioural.It invites us to re-examine what we think about leaders, whether we really need leaders at all, and, if so, which existential concerns leaders must address.The book offers an introduction to the development of existential thinking and main concerns, including meaningfulness, anxiety, loneliness, freedom, choice and responsibility, authenticity, and values and beliefs.These are explored in the leadership context, with practical approaches for usi