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While I\u2019m not much of a history buff, I am fascinated by humans and human behavior - even ancient human behavior.\xa0So, when presented with the opportunity to examine historical models of leadership in my Masters of Organizational Leadership program, I was all in.\xa0\nIn studying leadership models across centuries and then within the decades of the last 120 years, there are undeniable patterns of leadership that are mostly about power and dominance and almost exclusively about the power and dominance of men.\xa0\nIn this episode, we will look at historical models of leadership which for centuries involved leaders who could easily be characterized as narcissists with their tyrannical, manipulative behavior in which they were commonly charming and gaslighting their followers, especially women, in equal proportion.\xa0It\u2019s pretty fascinating to see how much of this behavior endures in leadership models today.\xa0\xa0\nWhen we look at these models of leadership, we can see how these depictions of leaders over time have continued to \u201cinspire\u201d models of leadership today.\xa0We have repeatedly created systems and structures of leadership that center leaders in roles to have power OVER their followers rather than power WITH their followers.\xa0\xa0\nUnderstanding the patterns present in these systems can be useful in addressing, disrupting, and dismantling the sexist power structures that commonly exist in these systems, even as we claim to have created new systems that include equal rights for all regardless of gender.\xa0\xa0\nThis episode will open your eyes to how we are still very much settling for, if not embracing, aspects of historical models of leadership to the great detriment of women and people who carry marginalized identities.\xa0Yet, hope is not lost.\xa0There is still time to do better.\xa0And, we will.\xa0\nLink mentioned:\n\nBook: Burnout by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessleadership.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices