The literature review on distributed leadership undertaken in preparing this article affirms the
assessment of those such as Harris (2007), Hartley (2007), Lakomski (2008) and Mayrowetz
(2008) about the absence of clarity and consistency in defining leadership through a distributed
lens. These authors refer to a range of leadership models built by using a variety of variables, but
are concerned about the limited opportunities to debate and discuss findings, which in turn may
have stunted advancements in promoting understanding and clarity necessary to implement distributed
leadership effectively.