Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, Metaphors We Lead By draws on a number of in-depth studies of … managers trying to "do" leadership. It offers six metaphors for the leader which provide unexpected insights into how … leadership does and does not work …

1. Introduction / Mats Alvesson and Andre Spicer -- 2. Theories of leadership / Mats Alvesson and Andre Spicer -- 3 …. Metaphors for leadership / Andre Spicer and Mats Alvesson -- 4. Leaders as saints : leadership through moral peak performance … / Mats Alvesson -- 5. Leaders as gardeners : leadership through facilitating growth / Tony Huzzard and Sverre Spoelstra -- 6 …