The transition to a new leader role requires identity work. New leaders are likely to
experience anxiety, threat, and conflict related to valued aspects of their identities. These …

Empirical research suggests that focusing on one's identity as a leader may enhance
ongoing leadership development. As a complement to traditional theory-and skills-based …

Most leaders develop through experiences across multiple domains of life (work, community,
friends/family), yet how this process occurs remains largely unexplored. We propose a …

Despite the wealth of managerial and scholarly attention paid to leadership development,
only recently has a new perspective emerged that explicitly links leadership and identity …

Purpose–Leadership development has been replete with a skill-based focus. However,
learning and development can be constrained by the deeper level, hidden self-knowledge …

A growing body of leadership literature focuses on leader and follower identity dynamics,
levels, processes of development and outcomes. Despite the importance of the phenomena …

In response to increased calls for research that can provide greater understanding of the
relational and contextual issues surrounding leader identity construction processes, this …

This article explores how experienced leaders address an inherent tension between leader
role expectations and leader role identities when they enter a new position. Building on …

Research exploring the powerful links between leadership and identity has burgeoned in
recent years but cohered around two distinct approaches. Research on identity leadership …

Despite significant attention devoted to outcomes of formal leadership training, little is known
about how individuals develop during these programs. The current study examined …