Leadership and the Process of Becoming An Artist Never Paints the Same Picture Twice
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65828/gejhkt41Keywords:
Leadership, Followership, Art, Process of becoming, Courage, Authenticity, Charisma, Leading to learn.Abstract
This paper explores the question ‘is leadership an art or a science’? The existential dimension is drawn upon to point the way towards an understanding of leadership where the leader’s ‘process of becoming’ and ability to approach each leadership task anew is seen as the real preparedness to lead.
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