"This book is about what we have called the "leadership illusion": the hardwired habit of writers, researchers and leaders themselves, when examining success or failure, to focus predominantly on the individual and often the context, but very rarely both. The Leadership Illusion asserts that to...

When Leadership Fails is a multidisciplinary resource for researchers and practitioners. As a curated selection of unique, scholar-practitioner reflections from around the world, this collection highlights both the universal impact of leaders behaving badly and the communal triumph that emerges...

Introduction: everyday heroes and the seven mindsets of success -- High aspirations : dare to dream -- Courage : dare to act -- Resilience: stay the course -- Positive : believe in better -- Accountability : control your destiny -- Collaborative mindset : succeed through others -- Growth : adapt...

Introduction -- I Cleopatra VII: Leveraging Difference -- II Isabella of Spain: A woman With Visions -- III Elizabeth I of England: Managing a Team of Men -- IV Catherine the Great: Leading Strategic Growth -- V Four Queens: Lessons in Career Development -- VI Four Queens: Lessons in Leadership.

Leadership is in crisis. Scandals are commonplace, only 20% of employees claim they trust their leaders, two in three think politicians are only motivated by self-interest, three-quarters of firms say they don’t have the leadership bench that they need today, and major societal problems are...