Recent News
My new book, 'Post-Truth Politics: Brave New World?' is currently in production and will be published by Taylor & Francis under the Routledge imprint in January 2025. Check it out here: Post-Truth Politics: A Brave New World? - 1st Edition - Elesa Zehndorf (routledge.com)
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I recently spoke at TEDx Klagenfurt about the threat of fake news. The video will be published shortly.
I post regularly on financial and political topics on my Psychology Today blog: (Political Animals & Animal Spirits). Many of my articles have been selected by Psychology Today as essential topics or Breaking News (e.g. see this Essential Topic in Behavioural Economics article - How Midterm Election Results Can Hurt Your Profits and Maskirovka: The Weaponizing of Misinformation | Psychology Today
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As a health & wellness writer, Pilates coach and PT, I have written extensively on health-related topics. For example, see a range of my articles on leading Canadian health & wellness website Health Canal, health & fitness-themed content for British Mensa and The Sports Edit: The Best Online Pilates Workouts | The Sports Edit
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I also regularly speak at events and conferences, most recently at the European Liberal Forum 'Bad News Travels Fast: Fake News Travels Even Faster' event held at the historic National Liberal Club in Whitehall, London.
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Upload, my debut novel, is attracting some great five-star reviews! Check it out on Amazon and Goodreads today.
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Much of my writing focuses on American politics, but I also focus on British governance issues too. One of the articles that I most enjoyed writing in this vein was a book chapter for the Emerald Insight academic journal Public Leadership in Crisis? titled Michael Gove, Charismatic Leadership and the Radical Reorganisation of English School Sport | Emerald Insight
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I'm proud to have written a chapter for 'Rethinking Leadership for a Green World' (2022; Ed. Andrew Taylor) titled The Weaponisation of Climate Change: Environmental Leadership in the Age of Trump. Order your copy here: Rethinking Leadership for a Green World - 1st Edition - Andrew Taylor (routledge.com)
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I love writing sports focused content, particularly where there is a powerful crossover to business (the focus of my PhD, in fact). Here's one of my favourites that I got to write - an article titled Lessons from the Locker Room that I authored for the Institute of Leadership & Management's Edge Summer 2018 magazine (pp. 43-45.) Edge Summer 2018 by LID Business Media - Issuu
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I was recently funded by the Philippine Olympic Commission to visit the beautiful island of Palawan to deliver a keynote speech on the value of storytelling. It was a wonderful event attended by many luminaries in the field of sport, including many former Olympic champions. Proof that the magic of stories can transport us around the world!
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My fifth title for Routledge - Leadership (2nd Edition): Performance Beyond Expectations can be found in the libraries of some of the world's leading academic institutions - and it is now attracting some great early five-star reviews on Amazon!
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It is always a genuine pleasure to lecture on the leadership module on the TEE Executive MBA in Romania. Find out more here.
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I have also published academic research articles, including
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