ABSTRACT
Gerry Randell, Emeritus Professor at Bradford University’s School of Management, has described leadership as ‘nothing more, nor less, than a magnificent human skill.’ But, he went on to say:
Managers who aspire to be called leaders appear to prefer a quick fix, a secret formula or a magic potion. The suggestion that the key lies within themselves and they would have to spend as much time and effort on it as they do learning how to interact with a golf ball or a yacht is not to their liking.
