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This chapter explores the notion of influential partnerships: these are partnerships where one individual is able freely to advise or criticise a leader, either in virtue of their non-competitive but trusted relationship with the leader or by special licence or permission. The potential for a modern-day ‘court jester ’ role to be created in organisations, to act as a force for good and as a restraining influence on leaders when their behaviour becomes excessive, is explored.
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Hyde, G. (2018). Influential Partnerships—A Possible Role for a Modern-day Court Jester. In: Garrard, P. (eds) The Leadership Hubris Epidemic. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57255-0_8
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