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Leadership

Amanda Sinclair

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On Knees, Breasts And Being Fully Human In Leadership, Amanda Sinclair Dec 2013

On Knees, Breasts And Being Fully Human In Leadership, Amanda Sinclair

Amanda Sinclair

No abstract provided.


Not Just 'Adding Women In': Women Re-Making Leadership, Amanda Sinclair Dec 2012

Not Just 'Adding Women In': Women Re-Making Leadership, Amanda Sinclair

Amanda Sinclair

Why is it that so much of women’s contribution to public life has not been recognised as leadership? In this paper, I look at the construct of leadership itself, its history and recent popularity. Leadership has, in most cultures including Australia, been defined as something that men do. A performance of leadership and heroic masculinity are intertwined. Further, when women emulate male behaviours (even when they appear to do so successfully), they are not judged as leaders. This creates and has created profound problems for leading women in Australia. Highly visible and effective women in public life have been designated …


Leading Mindfully At Work, Amanda Sinclair, Richard Searle Dec 2009

Leading Mindfully At Work, Amanda Sinclair, Richard Searle

Amanda Sinclair

No abstract provided.


Taming The Monkey Mind, Amanda Sinclair Jul 2009

Taming The Monkey Mind, Amanda Sinclair

Amanda Sinclair

No abstract provided.


Seducing Leadership: Stories From Leadership Development, Amanda Sinclair Dec 2008

Seducing Leadership: Stories From Leadership Development, Amanda Sinclair

Amanda Sinclair

This article argues that leadership development is a process of seduction.Drawing on some stories of leadership development from my experience as participant, observer and teacher I show the ways in which certain sorts of highly valued leadership teaching contain seductive elements, including sweeping audiences off their feet and, in some contexts, forestalling critique about the content that is offered. The article also considers the extent to which seduction is a gendered performance. I conclude that, while gender and power are defining elements and constraints in how seductive pedagogical relations are constructed, there are opportunities for experimentation and display that potentially …