We live in a leadership-obsessed society.
It presents six Metaphors for the leader: as gardener, cosy-crafter, saint, cyborg, commander an.
Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, the authors draw on a number of in-depth studies of managers trying to "do" leadership.
Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope.
The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership.
We live in a leadership-obsessed society