YÖNETİMDE İKARÜS PARADOKSU: NASIL İYİ DENGELİ BİR LİDER OLUNUR?

Year 2021, , 1891 - 1905, 31.12.2021

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https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.892797

Abstract

Bu makale narsist, aşırı hırslı ve her şeyi planlamış ama acı bir şekilde başarısız olmuş liderliği bir Yunan mitolojisine dayanan İkarüs sendromu bağlamında ele alarak, liderlikle ilgili olarak dengeli ve ideal liderlerin özellikleri, tutumlarıyla ilgili önemli bir çerçeve ortaya koymaktadır. İdeal liderlik geleneklerden ve kültürel değerlerden fazlaca etkilendiği için devletlerden devletlere ve kültürlerden kültürlere farklılık gösterebileceği kesindir. Bununla birlikte, ideal liderlik örgütlerde onun takipçilerinin onu ne kadar çok veya ne kadar az takip etmesiyle kolaylıkla tespit edilebilir çünkü örgütler açıkça kendi liderleri kadar güçlü ve başarılıdırlar. Özetle, örgütlerin açıkça liderleri kadar güçlü ve yetenekli olduğu genel olarak bilinmektedir bu yüzden dikkat çeken, iyi dengeli bir liderin niteliklerini tanımak ve öğrenmek çok önemlidir. Bu yüzden bu çalışmada, dengeli ve kötü liderler, aşırı gurur, bireysel hırs ve kibirle bağdaştırılan İkarus paradoksu kapsamında irdelenecek ve örgütlerde ideal, dengeli liderlere yönelik çözümlemelerde ve önerilerde bulunulacaktır.

Keywords

Lider, Kötü Liderlik, Dengeli Lider

THE ICARUS PARADOX IN MANAGEMENT: HOW TO BE A WELL-BALANCED LEADER?

Abstract

This conceptual article provides a key frame on leadership and focuses on the qualities, attributes and the characteristics of the ideal, well-balanced leaders within the concept of the Icarus syndrome depending on the Greek mythology which is dealt with the leaders who are narcissist, over-ambitious and have planned everything grandly but failed miserably. It’s so certain that the ideal leadership may vary from culture to culture and nation since it is rather affected by traditional and cultural values. However, the ideal leadership can easily be identified at first step by how much or how little their followers looked up to them in organizations. In sum, it’s widely known that most of the organizations are simply as powerful and competent as their leader so it’s very important that to find out and recognize the qualities of a well-balanced, outstanding leader. Therefore, in this study, the attributes and qualities of the ideal leaders and bad leaders will be outlined within the context of the Icarus syndrome which is usually mentioned with excessive pride, selfish ambition and hubris and the recommendations will be made for the ideal, well-balanced leaders in organizations.

Keywords

Leader, Bad Leadership, Balanced Leader

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