Mutiny and its bounty : leadership lessons from the age of discovery

Mutiny and its bounty : leadership lessons from the age of discovery / Patrick J. Murphy and Ray W. Coye.

"Violent mutiny was common in seafaring enterprises during the Age of Discovery--so common, in fact, that dealing with mutineers was an essential skill for captains and other leaders of the time. Mutinies in today's organizations are much quieter, more social and intellectual, and far less...

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Main Author: Murphy, Patrick J.
Other Authors: Coye, Ray W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Mutiny > History.
Insubordination > History.
Explorers > History.
Organization > History.
Leadership > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Leadership.
HISTORY > Expeditions & Discoveries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Human Resources & Personnel Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Workplace Culture.
Organization
Explorers
Insubordination
Leadership
Mutiny
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Inversive operations
  • Columbus : "the dawn of an age"
  • Magellan : "follow and ask no questions"
  • Cabot : "nobody knows who he is"
  • Hudson : "the death of discovery"
  • The power of shared values
  • Architectures of inversion
  • Double-edged blades
  • A force of human nature.

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