LEADER 03889ctm a2200397Ia 4500001 136089 005 20240621182510.0 008 080117s2005 xx rmb 000 0 eng d 035 (OCoLC)ocm76830076 035 136089 049 LHMA 040 WUG |beng |erda |cWUG |dLHM 050 4 BF637.L4 |bH35 2005 100 1 Haller, Howard Edward. 245 10 Adversity and obstacles in the shaping of prominent leaders : |ba hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry / |cHoward Edward Haller. 264 0 |c2005. 300 xi, 196 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (Ph. D.)--Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash., 2005. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-190). 520 This hermeneutic phenomenological study was conducted to investigate the possible relationship or impact that adversity, obstacles, and challenges had on the shaping and development of prominent leaders. The nine primary participants were two current U.S. Senators, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Major General, a President of a large educational foundation who previously was chancellor of one large university and president of another, a well-known author and motivational speaker, and the Chairman and Chief Executives Officers of four major companies.The primary participants, prior to becoming prominent leaders, experienced various degrees of adversity in their youth and adult lives. These difficult experiences included being a Holocaust victim and being interned in a Nazi concentration camp at age 7; seeing his mother killed in front of him at age 14; two tours of duty in U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam; losing a right arm in battle in World War II; the premature death of a parent; discrimination including racial, gender, or age; death of a business partner; going broke in businesses; take-over attempts of his business; losing an election; personal relationship strife or divorce; coping with dysfunctional and deceitful regulators; being investigated by regulatory and legislatures who had their own political agendas; extreme poverty; and other adversities.Several themes became apparent during the interviews and in the explication of the data, including the following: (a) early adversity in their youth, while important, was not the most important or seminal event in their lives; (b) obstacles and adversity were perceived as challenges which could be turned into opportunities; (c) facing adversity and successfully overcoming obstacles was important in their progression and growth as leaders; (d) having mentors to help guide, motivate, and inspire them was very important; (e) being a Servant-Leader, serving people, and being humble were essential; (f) having a strong religious faith and or strong family ties, or both, was important and helpful; and (g) their concepts and ideas about the nature of leadership influenced their experiences heavily. This research included substantive peer debriefing of my research findings by Ken Blanchard, Jim Kouzes, John Kotter, Paul Stoltz, and Meg Wheatley. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2006. |e22 cm. |7s2006 miun r 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Leadership |xPsychological aspects. 650 0 Experiential learning. 650 0 Life change events. 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 856 41 |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1158511041&sid=22&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib136089/3193078.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 852 0 |bstacks |hBF637.L4 |iH35 2005 852 |bwww 852 0 |bebook