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There are many different types of leadership: charismatic, consensual, dictatorial and so on. And there has been much study, by political scientists, sociologists and others, of the theory of leadership in the varied spheres of politics, business and war. Most of what I write will be based on personal experience and observation. But I should like to start with a little theory as a backdrop against which to consider the qualities of leadership.
This text is derived from a lecture Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith delivered at an event organised by the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy in Athens, on 30 June 2010.
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Smith, M.L. (2011). Political Leadership in Greece in Times of Crisis. In: Botsiou, K., Klapsis, A. (eds) The Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Yearbook 2011. The Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Yearbook Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18415-4_13
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