ABSTRACT

Leadership and Coherence investigates how leaders justify their decisions, and how they bring about coherence amongst followers. Taking a cognitive approach, it builds on the work of Hannah Arendt to attempt a phenomenology of judgment, examining how the moral imperative experienced by leaders can be shared by their community so both leader and led are guided by a mutual purpose.

Through biographical case studies of historical leaders, this book illustrates how successful leaders operate in a turbulent world, not only making their own decisions but also gathering likeminded followers to share in a common vision and shared sense of purpose.  

chapter 1|20 pages

Circumscribing the Field

chapter 2|18 pages

Locating the Center

chapter 3|15 pages

The Framework for this Investigation

chapter 4|17 pages

From “It” to “You” to “Us”

chapter 6|17 pages

The Shattering

chapter 7|20 pages

The Persuasions of Socrates

chapter 8|21 pages

The Purposes of Abraham Lincoln1

chapter 9|16 pages

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