Leadership

Leadership isn't an individual act; it's an ensemble performance

   Leaders can only lead in participation with others being led, so why do
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   Leaders can only lead in participation with others being led, so why do
   most business schools cling to notions of individualism?

   Dancers on stage
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   Many business schools, training institutions and consultancies offer
   educational or development programmes which still cleave to the highly
   individualised understanding of leadership. This isn't surprising
   because, to an extent, that's what people expect.

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   phenomenon to which many business schools feel the need to respond.
   Orthodox courses usually place great emphasis on the transformational
   or visionary qualities of individual leaders, partly in response to
   popular expectations – discussions about leadership on MBA courses
   where I teach will always eventually call on Steve Jobs or Richard