Style theory is based on the nuance that leaders aren’t born; they are created by certain learned behaviors. How a leader acts best predicts leadership success. So, it’s not about the leader’s qualities. Instead, the […]
Skill leadership theory defines a leader based on skills instead of personality attributes. A leader’s performance is assessed on their skills. If anyone is to become a leader tomorrow, they must build a certain set […]
The search for the characteristics or traits of leaders has existed for centuries. History’s greatest philosophical writings, from Plato’s Republic to Plutarch’s Lives, have explored the question of, “What qualities distinguish an individual as a […]
During WWII, Allied bomber losses were high, so high that the British Air Ministry undertook a rigorous analysis in hopes of finding a solution. Their engineers set out to eyeball every bomber they could, gathering […]
Airport bookstores are crowded with books on leadership, and each one seems to promote a “leadership lack.” They’ll each begin with phrases like, “The most pressing issue in organizations is that leaders lack integrity…or empathy…or […]