Introduction / Mats Alvesson and André Spicer -- Theories of leadership / Mats Alvesson and André Spicer -- Metaphors for leadership / André Spicer and Mats Alvesson -- Leaders as saints : leadership through moral peak performance / Mats Alvesson -- Leaders as gardeners : leadership through facilitating growth / Tony Huzzard and Sverre Spoelstra -- Leaders as buddies : leadership through making people feel good / Stefan Sveningsson and Martin Bloom -- Leaders as commanders : leadership through creating clear direction / André Spicer -- Leaders as cyborgs : leadership through mechanistic superiority / Sara Louise Muhr -- Leaders as bullies : leadership through intimidation / Dan Kärreman -- Communicating leadership metaphors / Gail Fairhurst -- Conclusion / André Spicer and Mats Alvesson.