Index

Greg Park (Independent Scholar)

Progressive Leadership: Challenging the Theory of the Firm in the 21st Century

ISBN: 978-1-83867-568-4, eISBN: 978-1-83867-567-7

Publication date: 21 March 2022

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Park, G. (2022), "Index", Progressive Leadership: Challenging the Theory of the Firm in the 21st Century, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 281-285. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-567-720221011

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INDEX

A-changing times
, 30–32

Absurdity, glory and complexity of ‘real’ leadership
, 88–92

Act of leadership
, 90

American International Group Inc (AIG)
, 26

Asshole
, 129

Barton, Dominic (Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company)
, 163–167

Behavioural economics, 96, 103, 106 (see also Classical economics)

pragmatic realities
, 98–99

theories, models and formulae
, 98

Behavioural process
, 142

‘Behavioural’ leadership theory
, 95

Bitten & Mads Clausen Foundation
, 197–199

Blended value proposition
, 117–119, 143

Board in implementing progressive theory of firm
, 144

Body corporate
, 6–7

Bosch GmbH
, 209

long-term firm values, priorities and culture
, 211–213

ownership, priorities and separation of power
, 213–217

progressive leadership logic
, 210–211

Bounded rationality, realities of
, 105

Business firm leaders
, 27

Business leadership logic
, 13

Capitalism

creativity and collaboration
, 52–55

direct leadership priorities
, 41–43

and leadership re-modelled for twenty-first century
, 43–49

optimal decision-making
, 55–61

impact of prevailing form of capitalism on firm priorities
, 44

re-imagining
, 61

values, principles, priorities and practices
, 42

Capitalism
, 38

Catastrophe
, 132

Certainty
, 100

Change
, 7, 132

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
, 167

Classical economics
, 95

assumptions
, 97

practical inconsistencies
, 96

Code of conduct
, 125

Cognitive limitations
, 29

Cognitive process in face of disadvantageous inequality
, 111–112

Collaboration
, 21, 52–55

Collaborative trust
, 139

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
, 162

‘Contractarian’ school of corporate law
, 75

Coordination
, 21

Cordant Group
, 185

application of progressive leadership logic
, 185–189

effective progressive leadership
, 185

profile
, 190

Reality Bites
, 189–190

Corporate governance
, 178–179

Corporate law
, 76

Corporate leaders
, 166

Corporate social responsibility
, 35

Corporate system
, 68

Corporations
, 75

Covid-19 vaccine
, 81

Creativity
, 52–55

Credit Lyonnais vs. Pathe Communications Corp
, 76–77

Curiosity
, 110–111

Customer call and service centres
, 33

Danfoss A/S
, 191

Bitten & Mads Clausen Foundation
, 197–199

courage and sustainability for optimal performance
, 191–195

ownership, control and governance
, 195–196

pencil profile
, 191

Day-to-day operational leadership
, 38

Decision theory
, 113–114

Decision-making cognitive process of operational leadership
, 37

Delaware Chancery Court
, 77

Direct leadership priorities
, 41–43

Directors’ safety parachute against shareholders
, 77

Disadvantageous inequality
, 111–112

Discrete structural alternative’
, 47

Dominant Logic ‘Creep’
, 2–4

Dynamic psychological organism
, 102

Ebb and flow of responses at firm’s apex
, 254

Economic theory
, 71–72

Effective business leadership
, 91

Effective leadership
, 8

Effective operational leadership
, 107–114

Effective sense-makers
, 123–125

“Efficiency wage” theory
, 154

Emotional reactions
, 114

Employees
, 80, 104

Enfranchised stakeholders
, 65–66

Enthusiasm without appropriate knowledge and insight equals failure
, 239–241

Ethics
, 23

Experts
, 107–108

Firm business leadership
, 5

Firm compensation schemes
, 82

Firm leaders
, 50, 65

Firm leadership
, 19, 32, 127, 134, 154, 228

cognitive process
, 67

Firm longevity
, 151–153

Framing
, 101

‘Gleichschaltung’
, 23

Governance, time to address issues of
, 65–67

GPS
, 104

Haldane, Andrew (Chief Economist and Executive Director of the Bank of England)
, 160–162

Hays Travel
, 158–159

‘Herd’ approach
, 5

Hierarchical control
, 52

Hierarchical Relations
, 47

Hierarchy
, 69–70

‘Hippocratic Oath’ for leaders
, 125

Hollow Men
, 8–10, 32–34

Homo Economicus
, 105

‘Human relations’ management logic
, 138

Identity as driver of operational effectiveness
, 108–110

Inculcated code of practice
, 125

Individual decision-making
, 103

Industrial foundations
, 175, 182

Industrial Revolution
, 91

Institutional environment (IE)
, 66

Internet of Things (IoT)
, 209

‘Intrinsic commitment’ view
, 75

Investor
, 78

Irrational behaviour
, 112–114

Kakistocracy
, 1

Labour market flexibility
, 154

Leaders
, 10–11, 30, 32, 36, 46, 48, 59, 73

acknowledge
, 49–51

address disparity between dominant principles and operational reality
, 67–70

exhibit progressive and psychologically insightful leadership logic
, 156–172

as moderators
, 49

willing to lose to succeed
, 134–138

Leadership
, 1, 3, 35

code of conduct
, 126

crisis
, 6

decisions
, 55

effectiveness
, 2

enlightenment as bottom/middle–up phenomenon
, 226

‘get real’ view of leadership capabilities
, 105

innovations
, 133

irrelevance
, 19–22

legitimacy
, 120–121

logic
, 36

perspective of risk and recompense
, 122–123

process
, 5

responsibility
, 132

traits
, 41

Licence to lead
, 34–36

Logic of change
, 102

Longevity principles (Funabashi)
, 179–180

Loss Aversion
, 100

Low leadership self-concept
, 140

Malignant normality
, 19

A-changing times
, 30–32

acknowledge
, 22–27

firm leadership
, 19

Hollow Men
, 32–34

irrelevance of leadership
, 19–22

licence to lead
, 34–36

programme
, 37–40

time for leadership reality check
, 27–29

‘Management engineering’ levers of success
, 108

Market Relations
, 47

Marks & Spencer plc
, 139

McCall, Carolyn (Chief Executive of ITV plc)
, 156–157

Megatrends
, 194–195

‘Metanoia’
, 3

Milton Friedman’s Chicago School of economic theory
, 2

Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA)
, 76

Modern property rights theory
, 78

Monetary economics
, 96

Multi-disciplinary, integral leadership logic
, 145–146

Netflix
, 54

New firm dynamic
, 82–85

Non-conformist’ firms
, 55

Novo Nordisk A/S
, 200

history and founder motivations
, 200–201

Novo Nordisk Way
, 201–204

pencil profile
, 200

share and ownership structure
, 204–208

Novo Nordisk Foundation
, 205–206

Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation (NNHF)
, 207

Novo Nordisk Surplus, beneficiaries of
, 207

Nudges
, 104

Operational leaders
, 53, 70

Operational leadership, 9 (see also Progressive leadership)

decision-making cognitive process of
, 37

logic
, 41–43

role and responsibility
, 58

Operational nudges
, 104

Optimal decision-making
, 55–61

Organisational social character
, 142

Ownership
, 78

Personal metanoia
, 228–237

Personal metanoiarequirement for
, 221–222

Phraseology
, 101

Polman, Paul (Former CEO of Unilever 2009–19 and Co-founder of Imagine)
, 168–172

Post-war economics
, 97

Printed circuit board (PCB)
, 52, 61

Proctor & Gamble (P&G)
, 168

Profit optimisation
, 195

Programme
, 37–40, 92–95

Progressive
, 4–5

Progressive beliefs
, 172–173

Progressive capitalism
, 48

Progressive Era, The
, 179

Progressive firm leadership
, 232–237

Progressive firm profiles
, 175

Bosch GmbH
, 209–217

change record
, 178–180

Cordant Group
, 185–190

Danfoss A/S
, 191–199

Novo Nordisk A/S
, 200–208

progressive leadership principles and priorities
, 181–184

pyramid
, 175–178

Progressive indicators
, 181

Progressive leaders
, 101, 239

apply responsible and relationally intelligent perspectives during transition
, 263–264

detailed and phased operational ‘infiltration’
, 258–262

dynamic of progressive leadership paradigm
, 222–224

enthusiasm without appropriate knowledge and insight equals failure
, 239–241

firm and personal implications
, 243–246

firm longevity
, 151–153

genes, experiences and reflections of individual
, 154–156

key insights and responsibilities
, 227

leaders exhibit progressive and psychologically insightful leadership logic
, 156–172

personal metanoia
, 228–237

perspectives and priorities
, 151

progressive beliefs
, 172–173

psychological’ approach to interactions
, 250–253

requirement for personal metanoia
, 221–222

Sober’ Progressive Leadership Realities
, 242–243

structured, ‘rolling’ consultative and collaborative process
, 246–250

synergy through ambition allied to realism
, 224–228

upstairs
, 253–258

Progressive leadership
, 29, 38

apex of firm
, 141–144

blended value proposition
, 117–119

changing firm and leadership dynamic
, 119–128

drill down to substrate
, 119–120

effective sense-makers
, 123–125

leaders willing to lose to succeed
, 134–138

leadership legitimacy
, 120–121

listen to voices
, 138–140

logic
, 87

multi-disciplinary, integral leadership logic
, 145–146

oath and address failure to thrive
, 125–128

operational issues
, 128–140

principles and priorities
, 181–184

psychology
, 117

true leaders
, 121–123

‘wicked’ problems
, 132–134

‘Progressive Leadership ’Grand Challenges’
, 60

Progressive Leadership ‘Recipe’, components of
, 180

Progressive mindset
, 137

Progressive’ theory of firm
, 81

Prospect theory
, 95–101

principles underlying
, 100

Protective individualism
, 138

Psychological approach to leadership
, 94

Psychological drivers
, 107–114

Psychological process
, 142

Psychological’ approach to interactions
, 250–253

Psychology
, 95

Psychology of leadership

absurdity, glory and complexity of ‘real’ leadership
, 88–92

fundamental leadership issues
, 87–88

in nutshell
, 114–115

people
, 101–107

programme
, 92–95

psychological drivers and effective operational leadership
, 107–114

‘utility’ and prospect theory
, 95–101

Pyramid
, 175–178

Real progressive leader, roles and responsibilities of
, 136

‘Real’ leadership, absurdity, glory and complexity of
, 88–92

Recognition of multiplicity of options in face of perceived inequity
, 111

Reflective trust
, 69–70

Relations
, 47

Relative positioning
, 100

Responsible Capitalism
, 183

Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG
, 214–215

Robert Bosch Stiftung
, 213–215

Senior officers
, 81

Shareholders
, 81, 83, 182

Short-termism
, 181

Small probabilities
, 100

Sober’ Progressive Leadership Realities
, 242–243

Social capital
, 44

Social character
, 142

Social Relations
, 47

‘Spoke and hub’ approach
, 67

Sustainability
, 35

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 192–193

Synchronisation
, 23

Synergy through ambition allied to realism
, 224–228

Team production model
, 82

Theory of firm
, 46, 65, 79–81

fundamental questions
, 74

law and
, 76–79

leaders address disparity between dominant principles and operational reality
, 67–70

new firm dynamic
, 82–85

time to address issues of governance
, 65–67

for today and tomorrow
, 85

unpicking
, 70–76

Time for leadership reality check
, 27–29

Top management
, 8

Total responsibility management
, 126–127

True leaders
, 121–123

True leadership
, 88–89

Trumpism
, 22

Trust
, 47

Twenty20 Capital
, 189

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
, 171

‘Utility’
, 95–101

Visceral behaviour
, 112–114

‘Western’ capitalist model
, 55

WhatsApp
, 54

‘Wisdom’ of leaders
, 56