CHAPTER 4

The Common Soul Theory of Leadership

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Understand the basic contours of the Common Soul theory of leadership.
  2. Apply the basic theory to current and past situations involving leadership.

Introduction

In this chapter, we discuss the basic premise of the book; the main body of our majestic leadership elephant. It is presented as a theory called ‘Common Soul theory of leadership’. Through this theory, we wish to understand the basic phenomenon of leadership as relevant to man. Like any other theory, there are some basic assumptions on the basis of which a theory is developed. Aspects of this theory can be related to things we observe in the world around us and this ...

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