Leadership Myths*

Leadership – It’s time to debunk the Myths!

We are not alone in questioning these models – increasingly, Leadership writers are asking whether these ‘new paradigm’ models are anything more than a new ‘spin’ on the old notion of the ‘heroic’ leader which characterised the ‘Great Man’ theories of the 19301950s. They are also asking how relevant and practical are such models for every day life, for individuals who don’t happen to occupy the...

Parental life satisfaction based on parenting myths

Parents' beliefs and attitudes about parenting have a significant effect on their life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to assess the satisfaction with life in parents based on parental myths of Iranian parents. To examine the parental myths, two questionnaires of Seidi's parenting myth with 69 questions and Kansas family life satisfaction with 4 items were used. Inferential statisti...

Urological myths.

Introduction A myth is defined by the Collins English Dictionary as "a fictitious or unproven person or thing." Aspects of medical practice are sometimes based on historically perpetuated customs which may seem logical or justified but do not stand up to the test of scientific scrutiny. This paper presents some customs in the field of urology which are still passed on as recommendations of acce...

AIDS Myths and Myths about AIDS Myths: A Study about AIDS- related Perceptions in South Africa

Occupational Myths

Myths abound in occupational life, but the topic of myths has generally been neglected by occupational sociologists. This paper attempts to rectify the omission. It is contended that we find myths at points of occupational stress and the myths are used by workers to cope with the stress. Six broad occupational types are discussed in this paper: professions, semi-professions, managers, white col...