Dr. Peter Stephenson is Lecturer in Leadership and Management at the University of Exeter Business School. Prior to commencing his academic career Peter had a career in a commerce and as an entrepreneur founding and successfully exiting two businesses. With a passion for the practical applicability of leadership Peter's research is centred around the perspective that leadership is a collective phenomenon. The influence of communicative processes, internal and external influences, power dynamics, and a nuanced consideration of ethics have all been a part of Peter's research to date. He is based in Exeter, UK.Dr. Richard Bolden is Professor of Leadership and Management and Director of Bristol Leadership and Change Centre at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. His teaching and research explore the interface between individual and collective approaches to leadership and leadership development. He has published widely on topics including distributed, shared and systems leadership; leadership paradoxes and complexity; cross-cultural leadership; and leadership and change in healthcare and higher education. He is Associate Editor of the journal Leadership, Fellow of the International Leadership Association, Visiting Professor at the University of Pretoria and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is based in Bristol, UK.

"This book is a breath of fresh air. It feels genuinely new - accessible without ever being simplistic, and wonderfully free of the usual leadership pretence. What I admire most is how it strips away the mythology of leadership and shows it as something real, human and attainable."

• Chapter - 00: About the authors;Chapter - 00: Acknowledgements;Chapter - 01: What is leadership?;Chapter - 02: Constructing a leadership identity;Chapter - 03: The language of leadership;Chapter - 04: The power to lead;Chapter - 05: Further strategies for influence;Chapter - 06: Avoid being misled;Chapter - 07: Leadership and organizational culture;Chapter - 08: Leading is a lifelong journey;Chapter - 09: Appendix 1: Organizational culture at Theranos;Chapter - 10: Appendix 2: Organizational culture at Purdue Pharma;

Dr. Peter Stephenson is Lecturer in Leadership and Management at the University of Exeter Business School. Prior to commencing his academic career Peter had a career in a commerce and as an entrepreneur founding and successfully exiting two businesses. With a passion for the practical applicability of leadership Peter's research is centred around the perspective that leadership is a collective phenomenon. The influence of communicative processes, internal and external influences, power dynamics, and a nuanced consideration of ethics have all been a part of Peter's research to date. He is based in Exeter, UK.Dr. Richard Bolden is Professor of Leadership and Management and Director of Bristol Leadership and Change Centre at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. His teaching and research explore the interface between individual and collective approaches to leadership and leadership development. He has published widely on topics including distributed, shared and systems leadership; leadership paradoxes and complexity; cross-cultural leadership; and leadership and change in healthcare and higher education. He is Associate Editor of the journal Leadership, Fellow of the International Leadership Association, Visiting Professor at the University of Pretoria and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is based in Bristol, UK.

"This book is a breath of fresh air. It feels genuinely new - accessible without ever being simplistic, and wonderfully free of the usual leadership pretence. What I admire most is how it strips away the mythology of leadership and shows it as something real, human and attainable."

• Chapter - 00: About the authors;Chapter - 00: Acknowledgements;Chapter - 01: What is leadership?;Chapter - 02: Constructing a leadership identity;Chapter - 03: The language of leadership;Chapter - 04: The power to lead;Chapter - 05: Further strategies for influence;Chapter - 06: Avoid being misled;Chapter - 07: Leadership and organizational culture;Chapter - 08: Leading is a lifelong journey;Chapter - 09: Appendix 1: Organizational culture at Theranos;Chapter - 10: Appendix 2: Organizational culture at Purdue Pharma;

Dr. Peter Stephenson is Lecturer in Leadership and Management at the University of Exeter Business School. Prior to commencing his academic career Peter had a career in a commerce and as an entrepreneur founding and successfully exiting two businesses. With a passion for the practical applicability of leadership Peter's research is centred around the perspective that leadership is a collective phenomenon. The influence of communicative processes, internal and external influences, power dynamics, and a nuanced consideration of ethics have all been a part of Peter's research to date. He is based in Exeter, UK.Dr. Richard Bolden is Professor of Leadership and Management and Director of Bristol Leadership and Change Centre at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. His teaching and research explore the interface between individual and collective approaches to leadership and leadership development. He has published widely on topics including distributed, shared and systems leadership; leadership paradoxes and complexity; cross-cultural leadership; and leadership and change in healthcare and higher education. He is Associate Editor of the journal Leadership, Fellow of the International Leadership Association, Visiting Professor at the University of Pretoria and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is based in Bristol, UK.

"This book is a breath of fresh air. It feels genuinely new - accessible without ever being simplistic, and wonderfully free of the usual leadership pretence. What I admire most is how it strips away the mythology of leadership and shows it as something real, human and attainable."

• Chapter - 00: About the authors;Chapter - 00: Acknowledgements;Chapter - 01: What is leadership?;Chapter - 02: Constructing a leadership identity;Chapter - 03: The language of leadership;Chapter - 04: The power to lead;Chapter - 05: Further strategies for influence;Chapter - 06: Avoid being misled;Chapter - 07: Leadership and organizational culture;Chapter - 08: Leading is a lifelong journey;Chapter - 09: Appendix 1: Organizational culture at Theranos;Chapter - 10: Appendix 2: Organizational culture at Purdue Pharma;