section 1. Overview and purpose -- section 2. Perspectives from adult development literature -- section 3. Fundamental aspects of adult development -- section 4. Learning-based approaches to leadership -- section 5. Integrative theory of leader development -- section 6. Future directions.

The Nature of Leadership includes the most important areas of leadership in a concise and integrated manner with impactful contributions from the most prominent leadership scholars and researchers in the field. Editors John Antonakis and David V. Day provide an in-depth exploration of the major...

1 Overview and First Principles of Developing Leaders and Leadership -- 2 Developmental Systems -- 3 Individual Leader Development -- 4 Self-Views and Leader Development -- 5 Considering Adult Development in Leader Development -- 6 Developing a Collective Capacity for Leadership -- 7 Networks...