Based on a case study of managers in a large, international knowledge-intensive company this paper suggests a rethinking of leadership, taking the mundane, almost trivial, aspects of what managers/leaders actually do seriously. In the study interviewed managers emphasized the importance of...

1. Leadership: the need for a reflexive approach -- 2. On reflection and reflexivity -- 3. Perspectives on leadership -- 4. Leadership beyond ideology, harmony and all-inclusiveness: the case for a more nuanced view -- 5. Leadership and organizational culture -- 6. Followership and its...