This book considers the limitations of current leadership research and practice, and provides suggestions for using evidence-based best practices for developing leadership in oneself and others. "Once again, Ronald Riggio has made an important and innovative contribution to our understanding of leadership. Drawing on the contributions of prominent scholars, this new book challenges us to rethink how leadership is conceived, studied, and practiced. It explores the mismeasure of leadership, and how we must broaden our thinking about how leadership happens, for good or ill, if future leaders are to be ethical and effective."- George R. Goethals, University of Richmond, USA? ? "Few topics in the social sciences are as important to our world as the study of leadership. However, leadership research has become bogged down in simple behavioral survey studies. This volume presented by Ronald Riggio points to a number of new directions for research that might help reinvigorate the field. It presents alternative methods for conducting research on leadership, examines emergent substantive and theoretical issues, and reconsiders key practical issues in leader selection and development. The authors are among the leading scholars in the field and they lay out an important new agenda for research on leadership." - Michael D. Mumford, The University of Oklahoma, USA