Pushing the boundaries of leadership: Where now for the high‐flying CEO?

Leadership stands out as an enduringly popular, yet often controversial aspect of management. A recent growth in media reports of high‐profile CEO scandals has only served to add more coals to the fire. Leaders like Jack Welch and Bill Gates have been heralded as corporate icons. But today, as we reflect on the troublesome 1990s, business guru Jim Collins believes that there are few real heroes left standing.