Research suggests that a move is needed away from “heroic” individualistic leadership towards a leadership that recognises the organisation as a system.
As the British prime minister returns to work following his hospitalisation with COVID-19, the public will wish him well. Whether there has been a change in his outlook or understanding of the difficulties facing him is much less clear.
Britain’s destiny is uncertain. The country is in the middle of a political and, arguably, an identity crisis as well. At such a challenging moment it is understandable if people might long for a charismatic figure to lead them out of it.
