“the Great Man theory (that leaders are born not made, the concept closest to our idea of some people, such as Rick Rescorla, having the ‘right stuff’); trait theory (a derivative of Great Man theory, which posits that leaders are… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“The ‘why’ of leadership is very rarely addressed: despite the trillions of words on the different forms leadership can take, and whether people are born to lead or can be schooled for greatness, few have paused to ask why we… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“the Great Man theory (that leaders are born not made, the concept closest to our idea of some people, such as Rick Rescorla, having… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“The phenomenon seems too diverse, with too many variables (personality, family background, culture, education) to come together in one coherent picture of what makes… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“You’ll also note a chronology to the theories, with later ones tending to supersede earlier ones. It is not, however, an exact timeline; bits… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“The ‘why’ of leadership is very rarely addressed: despite the trillions of words on the different forms leadership can take, and whether people are… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“In effect, evolution has fixed the capacity for followership – and the recognition of leadership potential – into our grey matter. It takes minimal… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
“Leadership has mostly been studied in the context of armies (military leadership), nations (political leadership) and business (corporate leadership), with good reason. Fine leadership… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
