The Nature of Organizational Leadership -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Contributors -- Part One: Defining Leadership Imperatives -- 1 The Nature of Organizational Leadership: An Introduction -- 2 Competitive Advantage: Conceptual Imperatives for Executives -- 3 Sense Making, Leadership, and Mental Models -- 4 Behavioral Complexity and Social Intelligence: How Executive Leaders Use Stakeholders to Form a Systems Perspective -- 5 Social Capital and Organizational Leadership -- 6 The Contest for Corporate Control -- 7 Leadership, Vision, and Organizational Effectiveness -- 8 The Chief Executive Officer and Top Management Team Interface -- 9 Executive Characteristics, Compensation Systems, and Firm Performance: Review and Integrative Framework -- Part Two: Identifying and Developing Effective Leaders -- 10 Identifying, Assessing, and Selecting Senior Leaders -- 11 Leader Training and Development -- 12 Assessment of Leadership Outcomes -- Part Three: Conclusion -- 13 The Nature of Organizational Leadership: Conclusions and Implications -- 14 "Into the Box" Thinking About Leadership Research -- Name Index -- Subject Index.