Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D. - Leadership Unscripted: Leadership Learning from Pop Culture and Media with Dr. Brigitte Biehl

Leadership Unscripted: Leadership Learning from Pop Culture and Media with Dr. Brigitte Biehl

05/14/25 • 38 min

Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D.

Dr. Brigitte Biehl is a Professor at SRH University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and a visiting researcher at FernUniversity in Hagen, Germany, where she worked as a guest professor for Gender and Queer Studies in Leadership and where she was awarded a Venia Legendi in 2024. Biehl serves on the editorial boards of "Management Learning," "Leadership," and "Organizational Aesthetics." Among her publications are books on “Leadership in Games of Thrones,” and “Leadership Lessons from the Kardashians.” She researches leadership development, art and leadership, and gender issues.

A Few (Awesome) Quotes From This Episode

“Leadership really is everywhere.”
“Let yourself be affected, go on a journey with the characters. Be seduced by the film experience, distance yourself from it, and then draw your conclusions.”
“Film can help us become better leaders and better followers.”

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Book: Leadership Lessons from the Kardashians
Book: Leadership in Games of Thrones
Documentary: Crip Camp
Film: CODA

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!

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A Few (Awesome) Quotes From This Episode

“Leadership really is everywhere.”
“Let yourself be affected, go on a journey with the characters. Be seduced by the film experience, distance yourself from it, and then draw your conclusions.”
“Film can help us become better leaders and better followers.”

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Book: Leadership Lessons from the Kardashians
Book: Leadership in Games of Thrones
Documentary: Crip Camp
Film: CODA

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!

About Scott J. Allen

Website
Weekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for Leaders
Blog

My Approach to Hosting

The views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

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Alexander Negrow, Ph.D., is a theologian and leadership researcher with over thirty years of teaching and leadership experience. As the founder and President of Hodos Institute, he leads efforts to impact leadership practices in the United States and his country of birth, Ukraine. He is deeply passionate about advancing spiritual, ethical, and effective leadership, as well as spiritual coaching and guidance. Dr. Negrov integrates all these practices into his broader leadership philosophy.

Ronald E. Riggio, Ph. D., is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and former director of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of more than a dozen books and more than 100 research articles and book chapters on leadership, assessment centers, organizational psychology, and social psychology. He's served on the editorial boards of The Leadership Quarterly, Leadership, Group Dynamics, and Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.

A Few Quotes From This Episode

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"Leadership begins and ends with presence—being there, next to people when they're hurt."

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!

About Scott J. Allen

Website
Weekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for Leaders

My Approach to Hosting

The views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

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Dr. Toby Newstead is a respected leadership scholar and practitioner at the University of Tasmania, located in lutruwita on the lands of the palawa and pakana people. With a background in corporate change, leadership development, and professional communications, she brings practical expertise to her academic, coaching, and consulting work.

An internationally recognized researcher, Dr. Newstead specializes in virtues-based leadership development, leadership ethics, and leadership in the volunteer sector. Her research appears in top journals. In 2023, she published a book titled Leadership and Virtues: Understanding and Practicing Good Leadership.

Dr. Newstead is an established executive leadership coach and deeply engaged with industry and community. She regularly delivers impactful workshops, keynotes, and facilitation sessions. Dr Newstead’s research, teaching, coaching and facilitation has local and international impact, shaping the leaders of today and tomorrow.

A Quote From This Episode

“If we can insert virtues between stimulus and response, we can be more intentional about who we are and how we show up as leaders.”

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Book: Lessons in Chemistry
Book: The Dreaming Path

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!

About Scott J. Allen

Website
Weekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for Leaders
Blog

My Approach to Hosting

The views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D. - Leadership Unscripted: Leadership Learning from Pop Culture and Media with Dr. Brigitte Biehl

Transcript

Note: Voice-to-text transcriptions are about 90% accurate, and conversations-to-text do not always translate perfectly. I include it to provide you with the spirit of the conversation.

Scott Allen 0:00

Okay, everybody, welcome to the Phronesis podcast. Thank you so much for being with us wherever you are in the world. Today, I have Brigitte Biehl, and she is a doctor, and she's a professor at SRH University of Applied Sciences in Berlin,