Part 1. Introduction -- Signs of change : 'damned rascals' and beyond -- Changing theories of leadership and leadership development -- Part 2. The (changing?) elements of leadership : issues and trends -- The moral pitfalls of leadership -- The new corporate leadership -- Leadership and crises : incubation, emergence, and transitions -- Part 3. The processes of leadership training and development -- Learning leadership : a call to beauty -- Strategic leadership development : the work of corporate universities and academies -- Part 4. Leadership and career development -- Growing leaders through career development -- The new, individualized, career : what implications for leadership development? -- Part 5. Leadership issues and trends in the private sector -- How leadership impacts organizational performance -- Linking leadership development with business need : from individual to organization -- Leadership development challenges and dilemmas in multinational corporations -- Part 6. Leadership issues and trends in the public sector -- Social care and social work leadership : challenged and solutions -- Public sector leadership : towards employee engagement.