(By Chris Smith, Principal Consultant, Bath Consultancy Group)

Leadership is about relationships not just simply the qualities of the successful leader.  There are many books and articles about leadership often offering a post-event explanation for what individual leaders achieved. 

While hindsight is enlightening these books tend to focus on the personal qualities and strengths of the leader and how they personally made the difference.  While they typically offer part truths and helpful insights, such recipes for success offer little practical value because leadership is always contextual.  We need to understand about more than just the thinking and actions of the leader to complete the picture. 

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