ABSTRACT
First Generation Leadership was the dominant leadership approach right up to the early mid twentieth century. In this approach it was a given that we would become a leader either because of their social status, longevity of service, or because we had used force in order to overthrow the existing system. The author Ray Bradbury recognised the existence of First Generation Leadership and considered the implications of it in his novel Fahrenheit. In this he describes a world in which are seen as subversive and dangerous because they can cause people to think and to question the authorities. In order to operate, First Generation Leadership needed formalised power and authority structures that would complement the work done through compulsory education of children. Fortunately such hierarchical organisations as the military and the Roman Catholic Church already had models that were capable of easy adaptation. First Generation Leadership is egocentric it is centred on what as the leader want and/or need.
