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Learning Leadership from Dogs Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 June 2025
Why Is It Essential to Learn about Leadership?
Unless someone has been rendered comatose and marooned on a deserted tropical island for the better part of two decades, most individuals have a fairly good idea about the importance of leadership. Once our marooned individual finally gets rescued and resuscitated, I would imagine that he or she will immediately grasp the importance of leadership too. On the other hand, you, my gentle reader, probably already know the importance of leadership, especially how essential it is for a person to learn about leadership, and indeed practice effective leadership himself or herself. Why else would you be clutching a copy of this book (or a Kindle unit for the eBook aficionados out there)? Well, it could also probably be due to the Fido factor, but more on that after this early introduction.
Therefore, if for some reason, you need a refresher on the importance of leadership, then this introduction to the book (and indeed the entire book) will serve as one. Leadership is perhaps one of the most valued traits/positions throughout the world, and has invited a lot of attention to it across contexts and disciplines. Books, monographs, and articles on leadership are ubiquitous—a Google, a DuckDuckGo, or a Bing search will reveal millions of results on the topic of leadership. There are hundreds of institutes and universities worldwide that have programs or courses on leadership. Some journals exist primarily to showcase scholarly articles on leadership (e.g., Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Leadership Studies, Leadership, etc.). And of course, there is no real or artificial shortage of leadership book titles either. Many books on leadership exist, and this current volume is one in that number. I myself have written one of those books (that book uses a Harry Potter context to explain leadership). However, there is one aspect that is unique to this book—I allude of course to the canine context, which I have juxtaposed with the leadership context.
Hmm[…] it is also likely that you are a dog lover, as many folks around the globe tend to be. Perhaps, the title of the book caught your attention, and why wouldn't it, after all?
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