In summary, the leadership field over the
past decade has made tremendous progress
in uncovering some of the enduring mysteries
associated with leadership. These include
whether leaders are born or made, how followers
affect how successful leaders can be, how
some charismatic leaders build up societies and
others destroy them, as well as what impact
leading through technology has on individual
and collective performance. The period that
leadership theory and research will enter over
the next decade is indeed one of the most exciting
in the history of this planet.