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Here’s the episode:

Justin Trudeau, Jair Bolsonaro, Angela Merkel: three distinct leaders with three distinct approaches toward the COVID pandemic. We unpack their charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic approaches with Matt Crayne of the University at Albany and Kelsey Medeiros of the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Specifically, we discuss:

  • Three ways to think about leadership

  • Profiles of three world leaders during COVID

  • Implications for people and organizations

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Links and Other Information

Matt Crayne and Kelsey Medeiros

Matt Crayne and Kelsey Medeiros

Matt Crayne: website and Twitter

Kelsey Medeiros: websiteethics consulting firm, and Twitter

Crayne, M. P., & Medeiros, K. E. 2020. Making Sense of Crisis: Charismatic, Ideological, and Pragmatic Leadership in Response to COVID-19. The American PsychologistClick here

Baran, B. E., & Scott, C. W. (2010). Organizing ambiguity: A grounded theory of leadership and sensemaking within dangerous contexts. Military PsychologyClick here

Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy: video

Managing the Unexpected: book

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