TY - JOUR AB - This article argues that the default preference for interpreting situations as critical and the associated decision‐style of command often undermines our attempts to address wicked problems adequately. As a result, ‘leadership’, defined as persuading the collective to take responsibility for collective problems, is often regarded not just as difficult and dangerous, but as ‘the enemy of the people’. Not only are we likely to be addicted to command but we are also likely to be allergic to leadership. VL - 6 IS - 4 SN - 1747-9886 DO - 10.5042/ijlps.2010.0633 UR - https://doi.org/10.5042/ijlps.2010.0633 AU - Grint Keith PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - Leadership: an enemy of the people? T2 - International Journal of Leadership in Public Services PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 22 EP - 25 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -