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Our individuality is partly shaped by encounters with the external world so it is inconceivable that we are unaffected by the planned management of public communications which manages much of our external experience. Exploring one of the most important mediators between organizations and individual encounters – public relations (PR) – is long overdue. By developing new ways to create and connect with us as members of particular target audiences, has it changed our interior existence by altering perceptions of the world outside ourselves? PR’s massive impact on groups, society or organizations is rightly explored, but its immense influence on our individuality is neglected. In an age where new media makes deepening connections to individuals, the relationship of PR to individuality is one of the field’s most profoundly important issues. This provocative book will assist scholars and advanced students in PR and communication research to develop a clear, structured, disciplined understanding of this phenomenon and its implications.--

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Networked Selves is an original analysis of one of the most defining cultural features of our time: how people turn to the Web to construct a public self. It examines the trajectory of a practice that embodies this sociocultural shift in fundamental ways: blogging. The book traces the evolution of the Web as a means to publicly perform a self through an analysis of the emergence, development, and transformation of blogging from the mid-1990s to the early years of the 2010s. It discusses processes that have shaped practices of subjectivity on the Web over two decades in two countries: the United States and France. Through this comparative analysis, the book shows that the cultural identity of blogging as a practice of subjectivity in these countries is neither inevitable nor neutral. Instead, it demonstrates that the development of the Web required the forging of various articulations between specific conceptions of self, publicness, and technology. These articulations were responses to both transformations in the daily life of actors and larger economic, political, and cultural processes-notably neoliberalization. The book also explains how the cultural imaginary around blogs came into being in the United States and how it has also functioned as a model for actors in other countries, such as France. Networked Selves discusses how and why actors in the technology field in France have gradually abandoned traditional makers of exceptionalism that were key in the development of the country's national identity and favored notions that characterize the United States instead. "Networked Selves is a fascinating reflection on the modes by which different technichal features, actors, relations and institutions shape how technology is used, understood and (re)constructed. In this exploration of the trajectory of the blog in the US and France, Siles provides powerful insights on the mutually constitutive relationship between media technologies, understandings of publicness and performances of the self." -Rodrigo Munoz-Gonzalez, LSE Review of Books blog, 10/16/2019 "In Networked Selves, Ignacio Siles's interest is in the genesis of blogging and microblogging. He describes the ways in which new conceptions of self and publicness get inscribed in Web technology and are legitimized in public culture. It is rare to find in one volume so informed an analysis that deals with both the daily life of bloggers and larger economic and political issues. The other original feature of this book comes from a transcultural comparison between the United States and France. If an Americanization of the French Web can be noticed, a specific French landscape also becomes apparent. The international research is fascinating and will engage Internet scholars and general readers alike." -Patrice Flichy, Professor, University of Paris-Est, France

Blogs --- Self --- Personal identity --- Consciousness --- Individuality --- Mind and body --- Personality --- Thought and thinking --- Will --- Blogging --- Web logs --- Weblogs --- Diaries --- Social media --- Web sites --- Citizen journalism --- Blogs - United States --- Blogs - France --- Self - United States --- Self - France

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This book examines management and management-related activities as a feature of everyday life. Any person or group that attempts to influence or shape the behaviors or experiences of others may be understood as engaging in management activities. The study of management involves the study of achieving understanding, providing direction and coordinating activities with others across an endless array of humanly engaged terrains. Management Motifs provides a research agenda for an interactionist approach to the study of management activities. Moving well beyond more organizationally-based understandings of managers and management, it examines the pragmatic accomplishment of management activities and the generic social processes that accompany them. This work addresses diverse issues related to management such as: holding and doing office, pursuing cooperation, developing policy, envisioning and advocating for missions, establishing teams and generating team identities, sustaining team endeavors and managing self. By attending to management-related concerns as a generic feature of human group life, the authors develop and articulate a research framework for the study of managing and management.

Industrial sociology. --- Leadership. --- Consciousness. --- Sociology of Work. --- Business Strategy/Leadership. --- Personality and Social Psychology. --- Apperception --- Mind and body --- Perception --- Philosophy --- Psychology --- Spirit --- Self --- Ability --- Command of troops --- Followership --- Sociology --- Industrial organization --- Industries --- Social aspects --- Personality. --- Social psychology. --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Social groups --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Temperament

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“In this deeply personal book, Manfred Kets de Vries reflects on his lifelong engagement with issues around leadership of organizations and change. Clearly written, brimming with insight—the arguments frank but very sophisticated—this book once again shows why Kets de Vries is widely regarded as our foremost thinker on the psychology of leadership.” - Sudhir Kakar, training psychoanalyst, novelist/ one of the world’s major intellectuals “Another masterpiece from this brilliant alumnus of our school.” - Professor Marc Salomon, Dean University of Amsterdam Business School, Netherlands “Manfred Kets De Vries is a colleague, a mentor, a friend and above all a good human being. Deeply curious and intellectually brilliant he has been a prolific writer over the last several decades. Each of his books has teased the subtleties of the intricate mesh of strengths, emotions and frailties that define leaders as actors in their personal and professional lives. This book is no different. The CEO Whisperer fathoms the deep emotions of and the complex challenges faced by CEOs and provides us with important perspectives to understand them better. The CEO Whisperer is a fascinating read and I am sure you will enjoy it thoroughly from start to end.” - Soumitra Dutta, Professor of Management and Former Founding Dean, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, New York “This is an outstanding book. Based on decades of Manfred’s work while coaching, teaching and researching CEOs, it can be seen as a real tour de force. The book is going to be of interest to a broad audience beyond the C-suite. It is useful to anyone who aspires to be a healthy employee and leader; who wants to create a great working environment; and generally, who wants to become a more well-rounded person. Many times, while reading this book, I could not help but reflect on my own leadership and that of the +500 CEOs I have interviewed, making it a truly profound book. Reading it, I learned much from it and will share its many lessons with my students for years to come.” - Karl Moore, Associate Professor Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University Associate Fellow, Green Templeton College, Oxford University “Reading this book is like being coached by Manfred - he is very empathetic, experienced and humble at the same time. He has guided through difficult situations numerous C-suite executives. His caring and fun to read reflections will help you solve yours. It would have been very hard for me to have become a female top executive in the Russian banking industry and executive coach without the wisdom I obtained by participating in his in high demand courses at INSEAD and KDV institute as well as the knowledge I acquired from reading his books.” - Yulia Chupina, Head of strategy and HR at Sberbank, Russia At this critical junction in the history of humankind, leaders that are proficient in magical thinking aren’t going to solve our problems. Creating alternative realities is not the answer. We need a very different kind of leadership—leaders who can resist the calls of regression and whose outlook is firmly based in reality. We need leaders who analyze and draw conclusions from, or use their own experiences as a development tool, face their strengths and weaknesses, and critique their own experiences in order to build new understandings. In this very personal and entertaining book, Manfred Kets de Vries, one of the “gurus” in the field of leadership studies offers his thoughts on leadership and life, reflections written for executives and the people who deal with them. As a psychoanalyst and leadership professor let loose in the world of renowned global organizations—as a passionate educator and scholar, or just a human being at the receiving end of heart-rending emails—he examines the pitfalls of leadership and the challenges for the professionals who work with senior executives in today’s AI-focused world. He points out why leaders can derail, and what steps they can take to prevent this from happening. Ultimately, this book encourages you to “Know yourself,” but makes no bones about the challenge it represents. Understanding our “inner theatre” will always be an uphill struggle. Kets de Vries points out why deep dives into our inner world are always fraught with many anxieties. Included in the many subjects covered by the author are the loneliness of command, the management of disappointment, the destructive role of greed, the impact of stubbornness, the role of storytelling, the importance of wellness, and the role of corporate culture. In addition, the book addresses the important topic of how to create great teams and best places to work. Furthermore, the book touches on endings– the ending of our career and the growing realization of the inevitable ending of our life. As time grows short, Kets de Vries emphasizes that we have no time to lose in dealing with our anxieties, regrets, and the things we spend much of our life determined not to see. Taking a deep dive into self-knowledge requires courage and support, and he is here to guide you through it. .

Business. --- Management science. --- Personality. --- Social psychology. --- Leadership. --- Business and Management, general. --- Personality and Social Psychology. --- Business Strategy/Leadership. --- Ability --- Command of troops --- Followership --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Self --- Temperament --- Quantitative business analysis --- Management --- Problem solving --- Operations research --- Statistical decision --- Trade --- Economics --- Commerce --- Industrial management

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Andreas Galling-Stiehler untersucht das Phänomen, dass Skandale um Politiker und Top-Manager zunehmend als Folge der Personalisierung durch Public Relations, Public Affairs und andere Formen der Auftragskommunikation sowie ihrer Rezeption durch die Medien erscheinen. Aus der Perspektive einer psychoanalytischen Hermeneutik entwickelt er ein neues Verständnis dieser Form von Auftragskommunikation auf der Grundlage des Menschenbildes von Sigmund Freud. Eine zentrale Rolle spielt dabei die Figur des Helden im Tagtraum und Massentagtraum bei Freud und seinen Nachfolgern. Der aus der Erzähltheorie und Philosophie entwickelte Begriff der produktiven Fiktionen liefert hierbei die Grundlage dafür, Auftragskommunikation und ihre strategische Ausrichtung tiefenhermeneutisch zu deuten und den politischen Skandal um einen Ex-Präsidenten beispielhaft zu interpretieren. Der Inhalt Das Menschenbild der Psychoanalyse nach Sigmund Freud Die Figur des Helden in der psychoanalytischen Interpretation Vom Menschen erzählen: produktive Fiktionen Im Auftrag mit und über Menschen reden: Auftragskommunikation (De-)Konstruktion öffentlicher Heldenfiguren Die Zielgruppen Dozierende und Studierende der Psychologie, Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft Praktikerinnen und Praktiker in den Bereichen Public Relations, Public Affairs, Journalismus Der Autor Dr. Andreas Galling-Stiehler unterrichtet an der Universität der Künste Berlin als Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben im Studiengang Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftskommunikation. Daneben arbeitet er als freier PR-Redakteur und Texter mit dem Schwerpunkt politische Kommunikation sowie als Journalist.

Economics—Psychological aspects. --- Supervision. --- Counseling. --- Personality. --- Social psychology. --- Economic Psychology. --- Consulting, Supervision and Coaching. --- Personality and Social Psychology. --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Self --- Temperament --- Counselling --- Helping behavior --- Psychology, Applied --- Clinical sociology --- Interviewing --- Personal coaching --- Social case work --- Supervisory relationships --- Management