Leadership, Contexts, and Learning - Part 1. Leadership Definitions and Themes

This (mostly theory-based) first part of my two-part academic paper examines how leadership is understood, taught, and anticipated to be learned in undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs. Part 1 introduces the challenges of defining leadership then presents three taxonomies or themes representing the prevailing leadership models, theories, and practices. I then introduce a fourth theme derived from a broader understanding of context, particularly differences between challenges that are complicated and complex. This informs an expanded context-definition of leadership for which examples of leadership characteristics and proficiencies from a complex systems perspective are presented.: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=jscpsfp