Giving the lead : Timeliness more important than personal qualities when it comes to leadership

Abstract

Henry Ford once said that asking “Who ought to be boss?” is like “Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?” The answer is obvious: the man who can sing tenor. Traditional views of leadership tend to emphasize the uniqueness of charismatic or powerful individuals and their effectiveness in performing key tasks. Recent research focuses on leadership as an enabling process and an Australian study uses this as the starting point for breaking the process down into key stages.

Citation

(2003), "Giving the lead : Timeliness more important than personal qualities when it comes to leadership", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 17 No. 6, pp. 21-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280310501833