Foundations for the New Psychology of Leadership: Social Identity and Self-categorization

In the previous two chapters, we reviewed prevailing approaches to leadership both in and beyond the academic world. We argued that this work has taken great strides forward in recent years. In particular, there is increasing recognition that:

1 Whether or not leadership is successful depends on context. 2 Leadership is not a quality of leaders alone but rather of the relationship

between leaders and followers. 3 Leadership is not just about existing social realities but also about the

transformation of social reality.