On leadership
Another timeless leadership text from an author who was both a senior political leader as well as an academic and researcher.
The book explores in a highly logical and humorous way the nature, tasks, context and attributes of leadership. It advances some very practical recommendations for developing leaders from aspiring to in-situ leaders. The core of Gardner's belief is that leadership can be learnt and that leadership is defined by the socio-historical context.
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So many people consider this one of the “standards” in the field of leadership. I may be a little short-sighted, but I just missed it. The book is well-written and easy to understand. Many of the individual points that Gardner makes are poignant.
Overall, though, this book feels dated to me. Not dated in the sense of its stature as a foundation for contemporary research, but dated as in out of touch.
