Important Questions

Important questions about leadership continue to be asked today with a heightened sense of urgency. What is the underlying apparatus that drives leadership? Is it genetics? Is it the environment? Is it attending the right school? Is there some primordial soup that explains leadership? What do first-rate leaders possess that separates them from the rest of the pack? Can leadership be taught? Or is leadership caught? Are leadership skills transferable? What is at the core of effective leadership? Am I a leader? How can I become a more effective leader?

There is an enormous body of conflicting and disparaging views on each of these questions. Unfortunately, most fail to answer these crucial questions about leadership. Thus far, most leadership models have failed to provide an adequate description for effective leadership. One only needs to read today’s headlines. Is there not a view of leadership that can really make a difference in the 21st century?