The value of great leaders seems to be an unquestioned assumption. The goal of this Element is to explore the counterintuitive idea that great leaders can pose a hazard to themselves and their followers. Great leadership, which accomplishes morally commendable and difficult objectives by leaders...

In The Heroic Leadership Imperative, Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals identify leaders who have succeeded in meeting all three categories of needs and they discuss such leaders' appeal by way of a unique integration classic and contemporary psychology relevant to understanding all facets...

In The Heroic Leadership Imperative, Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals identify leaders who have succeeded in meeting all three categories of needs and they discuss such leaders' appeal by way of a unique integration classic and contemporary psychology relevant to understanding all facets...

1. Introduction : leadership and heroism -- 2. Trending heroes : gaining or losing heroic status -- 3. Transitory heroes : hero today, gone tomorrow -- 4. Transitional heroes : those whom we outgrow -- 5. Tragic heroes : the self-destruction of greatness -- 6. Transposed heroes : the fine line...