1_________________Introduction
Kiran Chauhan and Emma Crewe1
A crisis in leadership and in understanding it
Few doubt the significant impact of leaders on the prospects of an organisation, industry or nation. We expect the impossible from leaders and they rarely live up to expectations. And leading has become more challenging as the world becomes more unpredictable. Our world is more complex as globalisation connects us all, change is accelerating, as the sociologist Rosa points out (2019), and leadership has become more demanding with the result that the perceived failure, fear of and disdain towards leaders appear to be on the increase, or at least more openly expressed. The call for new and more effective leadership ...
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