Eric McNulty [Archive.org URL]

In the landmark 1978 book, Leadership, author James McGregor Burns focused almost exclusively on political leaders because he felt that the ability of followers to exercise choice between potential leaders was a prerequisite for leadership. Compelled obedience—whether by physical force, financial threat, or other means—simply didn’t qualify as leadership. Business executives received but scant attention. Their job, after all, was management. And while employees may freely choose to join or leave a firm, their time between those two events involved little choice about whom to follow.

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