Leading, the Bruce Lee Way

In this paper, the academic-practitioner seeks to show and make obvious the various leadership ways and key lessons derived from the late Bruce Lee's martial arts form through examination and presumption of the various quotes from Bruce Lee's book, Tao of Jeet Kune Do and various literature sources. Also of interest for anyone interested in the founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts, Bruce Lee in popular culture and as an object of academic study, several leadership lessons were also gleaned from interviews with several fans of the iconic Chinese Kung-Fu martial artist. Among other things, these key leadership ways assessed include: learning, being selfless, exuding soft power, standing tall with high integrity, and adapting as well as being flexible and agile