Ever wonder why we love superheroes so much? Heroes, like great leaders, are reliable. They show up consistently and deliver in crisis. Reliability is one of the most influential skills a leader can cultivate—but it’s not as simple as it looks.
In their book, Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU (Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture), Dr. Gordon Schmidt and Dr. Sy Islam use Marvel superhero icons to illustrate different concepts within the leadership development space.
For the sixth installment of our Lead by the Book conversation series, Torch's Head of Behavioral Science Insights, Elizabeth Weingarten, will sit down with Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Islam to talk about how heroes can teach us to become more reliable, as well as how to create reliable teams and organizations.
Specifically, they'll talk through:
Unlock your inner superhero; register for the webinar now! We'll be sending the recording to all registrants after the event, even if you can't attend live.
November 15th @ 10am PT/1pm ET
Elizabeth Weingarten is the Head of Behavioral Science Insights for Torch. In this capacity, she works with the behavioral science team to identify and share with broad audiences what Torch is learning about the science of leadership development.
Dr. Sy Islam is a co-founder and Vice President of Consulting with Talent Metrics Sy has over 15 years of experience providing data analytic, training, and organizational development support to organizations in a variety of workplace settings. Dr. Islam’s consulting work was recognized by the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, when he won the Scientist-Practitioner Presidential Recognition Award for his focus on science driven practices in training and talent development. Through Talent Metrics he has consulted with fortune 100 companies like IBM and teams like the Florida Panthers.
Dr. Gordon Schmidt is a professor of management and the Director of the David and Sharon Turrentine School of Management at the University of Louisiana Monroe. He researches leadership, the Future of Work, virtual leadership, the gig economy, management education, and Corporate Social Responsibility. He consults with organizations on these topics. He wrote a book on teaching leadership through Marvel superhero films and edited a book on social media use in selection. He is currently writing a book teaching leadership through Avatar: The Last Airbender.
