Development of outstanding leadership: A life narrative approach

Gina Scott Ligon; Samuel T. Hunter; Michael D. Mumford

doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2008.03.005

Development of outstanding leadership: A life narrative approach

Gina Scott Ligon, Samuel T. Hunter, Michael D. Mumford

Psychology

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Developmental events of a sample of outstanding leaders experienced in early life were examined. Relevant sections of 120 biographies of outstanding leaders in the 20th Century were content coded using a life narrative framework. The results indicated that individuals evidencing a particular leadership type (charismatic, ideological, or pragmatic) and orientation (socialized or personalized) were linked to certain types of developmental events. Similarly, event content was found to vary between the leader styles. Specific kinds of experiences were also related to various indices of leader performance. Practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	312-334
Number of pages	23
Journal	Leadership Quarterly
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2008.03.005
State	Published - Jun 2008

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Business and International Management
Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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