Abstract
Open a leadership textbook or click on any online introductory resource and you will come across a description or definition of leadership that will look something like the following: Leadership is the process of a leader influencing followers towards the achievement of a common goal. There are many different variations on this theme, but some essential ingredients persist. Chief among these ingredients is some causal relationship between ‘leaders', ‘followers’ and ‘goals'. Whether the focus of a study is on the traits and character of a leader figure (Kirkpatrick & Locke, 1991; Zaccaro, 2007), the styles, behaviours or skills of that leader figure (Northouse, 2015), a leader's charisma (Avolio & ...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The SAGE Handbook of Leadership |
| Editors | Doris Schedlitzki, Magnus Larsson, Brigid Carroll, Michelle C. Bligh, Olga Epitropaki |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Chapter | 23 |
| Pages | 285-295 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781529781892 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781529769067 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2023 |