Table of Contents

PART I: CONCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP 1. Introduction and Commentary; David M. Messick 2. The Arc of Leadership: An Historical Perspective; Jean Lipman-Blumen 3. Ethical Leadership and Noticing; Max Bazerman 4. The Personal Characteristics of Political Leaders: Quantitative Multiple-Case Assessments; Dean Keith Simonton 5. Social Identities and Leadership: The Case of Gender; Crystal L. Hoyt 6. Emotional Intelligence and Leadership; David Caruso, Kerrie Fleming, and Ethan D. Spector 7. Kings and Charisma, Lincoln and Leadership: An Evolutionary Perspective; George R. Goethals PART II: LEADERSHIP PROCESSES 8. Trust and Trustworthiness: Understanding how and why some leaders get it right; Roderick M. Kramer and Kimberly D. Elsbach 9. Leaders and their Life Stories: Obama, Bush, and Narratives of Redemption; Dan P. McAdams 10. 'Now He Belongs to the Ages': The Heroic Leadership Dynamic and Deep Narratives of Greatness; Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals 11. Conformity, Obedience, and Persuasion; Don Forsyth 12. Leader/Follower Dynamics and the Role of Idiosyncrasy Credit; Edwin P. Hollander 13. Power and Influence at the Top: Effective and Ineffective Forms of Leader Behavior; Roderick M. Kramer

About the Author

David Messick is Professor at the Northwestern University.