Chapter 4. World-Class Leadership for World-Class Teams

Andrew Kakabadse

Leadership has been one of the most debated topics in history. From military leaders such as Napoleon and Wellington to social movement leaders such as Martin Luther King and Mohandas Gandhi, the debate has raged as to the characteristics of great leaders. Despite the potency of such discourse, the composition of leadership still remains devoid of universally clear criteria and parameters. Leadership can be viewed variously as the innate characteristics of the great men and women of history; as the personal relationship between the individual and the group; as the process of striving toward common goals and values; or as aspects of behavior, whether desired and in control ...

Get Organization 21C: Someday All Organizations Will Lead This Way now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.