The Leadership Myth

by Martin B. Friedman

with Jack Lichtenstein

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 Preface
Introduction

I. The Leadership Myth
II. What Is Leadership?
III.The Role of the "Super Leader"
     Guardian of Integrity -
     Characterizer of the Environment
     Manager of the Environment
     Cultivator of Heirs.

IV. Identifying Leaders
     Flaws of the Bell-Shaped Curve.
     Value of the Unlikely Leader.
     Weakness of the "Macho Mind".

V. Grooming Leaders
     Cross-Fertilization and Generalization
     Leadership and the Liberal Arts
     Leadership at All Levels
     Constructive Insubordination

VI. Selecting Leaders
     The College of Cardinals.
     The Doctrine of Executive Infallibility
     Things Don't Just Happen.
     A Leader Too Long.
     Leadership and the Board.

VII. Efficacy of the Failed Leader

VIII. Leadership for the Millennium