The objective of this book is to develop leadership principles from two directions - the scientific and the practical perspective - that are both application-oriented and universally applicable as well as effective and flow into a holistic leadership framework. Both the hermeneutic and the empirical analysis show that the basic principles of holistic, application-oriented, universally applicable and effective leadership can be described with the duality of transactional management and transformational leadership principles, taking into account core traits and alignment with follower needs. These in turn lead to a collection of essential principles of effective leadership known as the "eclectic leadership framework". The essential finding is that the basic principles are complementary and that a clear focus on people and their needs is the most effective way to lead.

About the author

Dr. Michael Hagemann is the Vice President for Change Management at a leading logistics company, responsible for all Change and Transformation related topics. The MBA graduate (Mannheim/Paris) and lecturer at different German universities works scientifically as well. In addition to two book publications and various scientific articles, he completed a doctoral thesis at Pegaso International (Malta/Italy).

Basic principles and explanation of the research project.- Literature review.- Theoretical frame for the research research design and methodology.- Hermeneutic-synthetic insight into leadership principles and models.- Science meets reality empirical investigation of leadership approaches in literature and companies.- Practical examination and review.- Eclectic leadership as a new and summarising model of effective leadership.- Looking to the future: A contribution to leadership futures research for acquiring, learning, and implementing leadership.- References.