New perspectives on leadership: how practical is a good theory? / K. Turnbull James & J. Collins --;The event's the thing: brief encounters with the leaderful moment / M. Wood & D. Ladkin --;Leadership, spirituality and complexity: Wilberforce and the abolition of the slave trade / P. Simpson & C. Hill --;Sharing thoughts on leadership and friendship / R. French --;How to become a globally responsible leader: rites of passage and transitional space / M. Dubouloy --;Strategic leadership / K. Turnbull James, C. Bowman & R. Kwiatkowski --;Voluntarism, representative leadership and organisational democracy / M. Clarke & D. Butcher --;Public sector leader change strategies : a focus on technical or collaborative solutions / S. Maddock --;Leadership in the British Army --;a gendered construct? / M. Dunn --;Leadership in higher education / A. Bryman --;Departmental affiliation, leadership and leadership development / G. Edwards & D. Jepson --;Leading with political awareness: leadership across diverse interests inside and outside the organisation / J. Hartley & C. Fletcher --;Political-management leadership / S. Baddeley --;Leaders and their self-efficacy beliefs: why working relationships matter / J. Jaina --;The importance of role models in the development of leaders' professional identities / R. Sealy & V. Singh --;Distributed leadership in project teams / J.D.J. van Ameijde, P.C. Nelson, J. Billsberry & N. van Meurs.
Taking its theme from the fifth annual Studying Leadership conference held at Cranfield School of Management, this work offers new formulations of the concept of leadership. Making a clear link between research and practice, it explores how new ideas about leadership will lead to new approaches to leadership practice.