The New Model Leader

Abstract

Leadership training has become a huge industry, with an apparently insatiable market. Millions of books and articles, thousands of courses and training programs from hundreds of academic and other organizations all offer theories on what leadership is, what leaders do, as well as advice on becoming an effective leader. The demand for good leadership drives this market, but there is little hard evidence that any of the existing products work, or that we know why something works when it does. There is, on the other hand, plenty of evidence that complex organizations in global market economies do not have enough of the kind of leaders they need. There has not been enough in all this activity that has a robust base in science. Where can we start in order to begin to sift what really works, what might deliver sustainable, long-term results, from all the noise and fashionable fads?

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi