Background
Leavitt, Harold Jack was born on January 14, 1922 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and May (Lopata) Leavitt.
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Hot Groups: Seeding Them, Feeding Them, and Using Them to Ignite Your Organization by Harold J. Leavitt. Oxford UP,2001
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Leavitt, Harold Jack was born on January 14, 1922 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and May (Lopata) Leavitt.
Bachelor, Harvard College, 1943. Master of Science, Brown University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949.
He dealt with the analysis of patterns of interaction and communication in groups, and also interferences in communication. He examined the personality characteristics of leaders. He distinguished three types of managers:
The visionary and charismatic leader is characterized by being original, witty, and uncompromising.
He is often eccentric and seeks to break with status quo, and embarking on a new pathological
Historical examples of such leaders were Gandhi, Hitler, Gladstone and the Ayatollah Khomeini. The rational and analyzing leader are holding to the facts supported by numbers.
He is systematic and can effectively control. Examples of this type are Clement Attlee, Robert Peel, or Jimmy Carter.
The pragmatist – The contractor of established plans, skillfully solving problems.
Leaders of this type are typically not visionary. They seek to subjugate the people to their will. Historical examples: Bismarck, Lenin, Stalin, Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association.
Married Gloria Rosenthal, January 31, 1943 (deceased 1985). Children: John, Emily, David. Married Jean Lipman-Blumen.