Leadership and Wisdom: Narrating the Future Responsibly - Leadership and Wisdom: Narrating the Future Responsibly -

A Story about Stories: Key Themes and Questions from the Chapters PROMETHEUS, HUMBLED: Leadership and Hope in the Anthropocene Age Wisdom and Narrative: Weaving Words and Worlds (Texts and Contexts) Together What Do We Mean by ‘Wisdom’?What Do We Mean by ‘Narrative’?How Can Narratives Contribute to the Education of Wise Leaders? Simulation and Emulation Simulation Exemplarity Emulation Exemplars Developing Storied Wisdom: Please Join Us in Co-Creating a Poly-Logue!Notes References THE SANDPIPER AND THE CLAM STRUGGLE Introduction The Sandpiper and Clam as a Battle for Survival The Sandpiper and Clam as a Tale of Greed The Sandpiper and Clam as a Prisoner’s Dilemma about Trust The Fisherman as a Disruptive Innovator The Fertility of a Folktale References “DON’T FLY TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN”: Using Myth to Understand the Hazards of Hubristic Leadership Introduction Myth Greek Myth and Ovid Hubris and Hubristic Leadership The Daedalus and Icarus Episode Interpretation Sensemaking and Re-Storying the Myth Mitigating Hubristic Leadership through Practical Wisdom Implications and Conclusions Notes References CHOOSING OUR CROSS WITH WISDOM: A Folktale for Living and Leading The Folktale: Picking a Cross Why This Folktale?The “Moral” of the Story Relevance in Our Own Personal Experience Relevance for Leadership Practice Assessing Our Capacity to Carry Burdens Choosing the Cross Within a Broader Search for Meaning Implications for the Personal and Professional Development of Leaders Implications for the Development of More Responsible and Sustainable Leadership Practices References KING POPIEL, THE KILLER MICE AND THE STORY OF THE POST-LIE LEADERSHIP The Legend of King Popiel Introduction Moral of the Story Personal Resonances Relevance for Leadership Practice Questions for Reflection and Discussion Implications for the Development of More Responsible and Sustainable Leadership Practices Note References THE WISDOM OF OTHERS: Cultural Acclimatization and Engaged Leadership Foreword for Readers Unfamiliar with Gulliver’s Travels Gulliver’s Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World, Chapter XII When the Falsehoods Fly, Try Slowing Down Superiority Can Distort Morality Beware the Allure of Pride Note References A TALE FROM THE AH-AH COUNTRY The Poison of Arrogance The Trap of Doubt The Ambush of Hope The Arrow of Uncertainty Interpretation of the Four Episodes Episode 1. The Poison of Arrogance and the Urchins’ Tricks Episode 2. The Trap of Doubt and the “Utterly Unpredictable”Episode 3. The Ambush of Hope and the Gravid Tigress Episode 4. The Arrow of Uncertainty and the Beginner’s Mind Implication for Management and Leadership Education Notes References LAOCOÖN, LEADERSHIP AND WISDOM As Text Beware of Gifts from Greeks As Sculpture As Montage Laocoon, Wisdom and Leadership As Text As Sculpture As Montage Acknowledgements Notes References HOW YOU WANNA GO?: Learning from the Unfortunate Rake Memento Mori: Introducing ... the End!?!Images of Success: Who is the Rake?An Ambivalent Figure Living the Good Life The Inevitability of Death: Why is the Rake Unfortunate?Cut Down in my Prime A Story of Our Time Life Facing Death: How You Wanna Go?I Ought to Know Rolling Along Jazz Band on the Tailgate: Of What Do the Muses Sing?Leadership by the Muses Leadership as Collective Action Leadership as Non-Doing References THE STORY OF MERLIN AS A TALE OF WISDOM Introduction Merlin as Arche-Type Merlin as Archetype of Magician and Wise Man: Being a Multitude Origin and Destiny of Merlin Lessons for Leadership and Organization Merlin as Mentor and Counselling Adviser for the Arthur(ian) World Merlin and the Round(ing) Table as Proto-integral Leadership and for Instituting Governance Merlin Guiding the Quest(-ion) of and for the Holy (Inter-)Grail Lessons for Leaders and Leadership on the Quest Merlin as Trickster Merlin as Mad Wild Man - Return Forward to ‘Nature-Culture’ and Embodied Spirituality or Kinship Instead of Kingship Borne to be Wild?! Enfleshed Wild Be(com)ing Lesson and Guiding Questions for Leadership Merlin as Tragic Romantic Lover?Merlin and ‘Engaged Gelassenheit’Conclusion as Opening Notes References