Few things pose a greater obstacle to leadership development than certain unsubstantiated and self-limiting beliefs about leadership. Therefore, be- fore we begin examining leadership and leadership development in more detail, we will consider what they are not. We will examine several beliefs(we call them myths) that stand in the way of fully understanding and developing leadership. Myth: Good Leadership Is All Common Sense At face value, this myth says one needs only common sense to be a good leader. It also implies, however, that most if not all of the studies of leader ship reported in scholarly journals and books only confirm what anyone with common sense already knows. The problem, of course, is with the ambiguous term common sense. It implies a common body of practical knowledge about life that virtually person A simple experiment, however, may convince you that common sense may be less