"As an aspirant leadership expert myself, I was pleasantly surprised at how much there is still to know and learn about this enthralling subject called leadership." —Dudu Msomi, Chief Executive Officer, Busara Leadership Partners __________________________________________________________________________________________ In Understanding leadership 14 thought-leaders cover the following themes: — Leadership as strategic organisational capability and intervention by Theo H Veldsman and Andrew J Johnson — The Leadership Landscape as a meta-framework by Theo H Veldsman — Appreciative leadership by Freddie Crous — Neuroscience in leadership by Ingra du Buisson-Narsai and Dan Radecki — Action science by Andrew J Johnson — Psychobiographical profiling by Roelf van Niekerk, Mark Perry and Paul Fouch — Kegan's competing commitments by Ian Lawson — Arbinger's changing mindset by Cobus Pienaar and Jim Ferrell — Leadership psychodynamics by Pieter Koortzen — Re-authoring leadership narratives by Chen Swart — Action learning by Rosetta Pillay and Gerrit Walters — The future of leadership by Andrew J Johnson and Theo H Veldsman Understanding Leadership also features inspirational leadership stories from: — Bridgette Gasa: Good leaders unite people — Johan van Zyl: Get to know yourself early on in your career — Dave Macready: Leadership built on vision, belief and passion — Gill Marcus: What matters is the greater good — Monhla Hlahla: Moving effectively through the stages of leadership impact — GT Ferreira, Laurie Dippenaar and Paul Harris: Leader excellence asks for a distinct, shared leadership philosophy