The title of this paper suggests a paradox. Leaders are simultaneously separate from and the same as their followers. They have higher status, greater influence, and more power, and occupy a different role, but they are ...

In this paper I address the usefulness of the psychoanalytic framework in studying U.S. presidents and by implication political leaders more generally.1 I ask why such a framework is important for studying political leaders ...

The range and quantity of government activity has grown exponentially over the course of this century. In response, an "institutional Presidency" has developed. Today’s President is at the locus of a network of relationships ...

On the morning of November 5, 1956, Democrats across America were in despair. Dwight Eisenhower had done it again. His first victory, in 1952, had been understandable—memories of his military leadership in World War II ...

Should Presidents obey the law? And how about governors, mayors, admirals, sergeants, members of Congress, police officers, and various other public officials? To many people, the answer to the question is obviously ...

The leadership challenges faced by school superintendents are well documented, along with the critical nature of their leadership to sustaining school and school district improvement. (McCabe-Cabron, et al., 2005; Williams, ...

Foreign policy is usually over-determined. The “national interest” often appears to be an immutable dictation of the international system and of domestic politics. As Henry Kissinger put it when he was Secretary of State, ...

It is hard to imagine a leadership situation that is devoid of conflict or even what the function of leadership would be on an island of perpetual harmony where all parties shared a perfectly common vision of their objectives ...

This paper explores how union leadership has developed over the last 20 years. While other studies have focused on the careers of top leaders or new recruits, we examine the careers of rising leaders over time. Finding ...