20CYou are a citizen of one nationJust imagine…

Powerful Nation

The holy Roman Empire

Royal family ‘Habsburg Haus’

Once was a

After World War I

Redefine(lose) of the border

War indemnity

Attack of marginal states

Desolated country

Political unrest

Social unrest

World wide economic depressionInflation&

StrikeIncome fallen

43%Unemployed

6,000,000

Bread Egg

0.63201,000,000,000 0.90320,000,000,000

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marks marks

National Hero

Mes-siah

Savior

Need

AutobahnSuperhighway

Economic Revival Unemploymentrate0%

Recoveryof National Status

But…

BUSS420 Leadership: Theories & PracticesSpring 2012 Team 8

Adolf HitlerMay 10, 2012

Quiz

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AboutAdolf Hitler“The doom of a nation can be averted only by a storm of flowing passion,but only those who are passionate themselves can arouse passion in others.”

Messianic Leadership

Crisis situation

leaderHitler

Vision Suggest consistent idealism Opportunity Appeal to the basic instincts (contingent, MBE) Combine vision of the states & individual goal

As a Leader Timing decision, Simplification Respect and trust himself Learn from opponents Indomitable spirit Plans to run again

To Germans Show the trust of Government Emphasis the importance of people, public Support of youth & women (reformation, education) Mass wants to sacrifice himself for the social values Care daily life of individuals Use psychology of people (Compassion, protection) Terror & Horror (MBE)

Organization Hierarchical political organization Individuals have direct contact Use loneliness and give them status Helpers who can complement each talents Make a system that one can exclude his own conscience Pursue perfection Convince people to do what they want

Development of the countryModernity, IndustrializationCopy U.S. modernization

Visionof the

state Rhetoric of Mein Kampf

Revival of Golden AgeDeutsche ethnic integrationHatred against JewStock exchange, the media, Marxism, social disruption, negative po-litical development

Weak people strong nation

ChildrenNational treasure(Education & Welfare)But… for the excellent ethnic group

Theoretical insights

Excellent organizer

Psychologist

Unlimited authority

ultimate responsibility

Given confidence & courage

Ideal leaderHERO

“Cultural progress of humanity comes from individual genius & energy not from the public.”

Born with all leader traits

Political activities and public relations Capable of moving masses is the most important part of leadership

(Propaganda)

SuperhumanComforterLike to speak enjoyable memoriesCloseness to working classStrong energy and endurance

Germans Perceptionof Hitler

Limited information (control of media)

Keeping his promises Unemployment rate falling Superhighway Diplomatic success Social reforms

Deification

Looks good in the posters, pic-tures(Physically very small, Dress ugly)

Talk what audience want to hear making them to loss their critical thinking

Secret private made a myth legend

Distant & Personalized leader

Adolf Hitler

Minister: Goebbels

“Our führer is always right”

Führer myth: Hitler is the Mes-siah who can save our people

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Propaganda activities

Radio, TVStrategically used radio’s and TV’s in order to unconsciously im-

plant the Nazism ideology to as many people as possible

GoebbelsNoted to be the first person to utilize radio and TV in politics.

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Airplane performance, Music, Lights, Flags, Movies

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PostersDepict Hitler having highly attractive and charismatic appear-anceCf) Reality of Hitler: Height below average, well-rounded hips, narrow shoulders, short legs

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Speech was the essential medium of his power.

He spoke at too great length, often repetitive,lacked lucidity, frequently lost himself in cloudy phrases

BUT extraordinary impression of force, immediacy of passion, intensity of hatred,fury conveyed by the sound of the voice alone overcame the shortcomings=> Look at his rhetoric, gestures, tone of voice etc.

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Speech

• Rhetoric1) Targeted the mobs“ Propaganda should always be aimed for the public”

2) Simple, repetitive and immature

3) Created a sense of community by evoking great angerAnti-Jew, anti-communism, anti-capitalism, illiberalism

4) Metaphors, comparison, superlative“ Jews are like bacteria..”

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“I shall annihilate every one who is opposed to me”

Prohibited debates about any kinds of top-ics

Censored the contents of newspapers, ra-dios, movies, school classes, ordinary chats, letters…

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Personalized Charisma

Uses power for Personal gain

Demands decisions must be followed

Censures Criticism

Insensitive

Hitler used Germany in order to fulfill his personal wills

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Business ImplicationAdolf Hitler

Enron's Ken Lay

"There was this ultimate faith within Enron, that, 'We're all geniuses. We know we're geniuses. We're on the covers of magazines, and they're telling us we're geniuses,'"

Questions

Reference Case

Neil Gregor, How to read Hitler

Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem

Guido Knopp, Hitlers Helfer

Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Hitler Youth

Walter C. Langer, The mind of Adolf Hitler

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