Smart Power = Hard Power + Soft Power of attraction and persuasion.

Triangle of leadership : leader, follower, and the contexts in which they interact.
Current leadership theory is neocharismatic and transformational approach. Charisma/personal magnetism : soft power/attractive power

Leadership is an art, not a science, but even art benefits from criticism.
Type and skills of leaders. Charismatic and noncharismatic. Transformational and transactional.
The key skill: inspirational skills of vision, communication, and emotional IQ, political and organizational skills related to transaction. contextual intelligence essential for smart power -Culture, the distribution of power, followers needs and demands, crisis situation, and information flows-.
Good contextual intelligence broadens the bandwidth of leader so that they can develop.


Masculine leadership style: assertive, competitive, authoritaria, and focused on commanding the behavior of others.
Feminine leadership style: colaborative, participatory, integrative, and aimed at co-opting the behavior of followers.

The history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here. Thomas Carlyle


Eventful vs event-making leader

Leaders depend on ad are partly shaped by followers.


Appropriate style depends on the context. There are "autocratic situation" and "democratic situations", normal and crisis conditions, and routine and novel crises. Good DIAGNOSIS of THE NEED FOR CHANGE (or not) is essential for contextual intelligence.

Leaders are not mere deciders, they help a group decide how to decide.
Empowered followers empower leaders.

EQ and practical knowledge are more important than pure IQ in judgement.

Creating identities in intergroup leadership is difficult but crucial.


source: thepowertolead



authority (or deception?)-manipulation-intimidation

well sorted leader?