Includes bibliographical references.

Exploring compelling contexts through paradox, tension, and new approaches to leadership / Michelle Blight -- Leadership in the National Football League: do leaders make a difference? / Robert Lord, Suzanne Devlin, Carol Caldwell, Darrin Kass -- Following the leader in sports: a targeted review and a rally for extended research / Marco DiRenzo, Steven Weingarden, Christian Resick -- What lessons can we learn from football about leadership and management? / Birgit Schyns, Sarah Gilmore, Graham Dietz -- The role of leaders in managing envy and its consequences for competition in organizations / Theresa Floyd, Charles Hoogland, Richard Smith -- Paradox and challenges in military leadership / Ronit Kark, Tair Karazi-Presler, Sarit Tubi -- Leading high-risk teams in aviation / Gudela Grote -- Terrorist leaders - how ethical must they be? / Dina Al Raffie, Matthias Huehn -- Leadership lessons from creative industries: the case of producers, directors, and executives in film and television / Susan Murphy -- The "genre bender": the creative leadership of Kathryn Bigelow / Olga Epitropaki, Charalampos Mainemelis -- Children's stories as a foundation for leadership schemas: more than meets the eye / Peter Harms, Seth Spain -- Expertise coordination over distance: shared leadership in dispersed new product development teams / Miriam Muethel, Martin Hoegl -- Leadership in academia: individual and collective approaches to the quest for creativity and innovation / Susanne Braun, Claudia Peus, Dieter Frey, Kristin Knipfer -- Emotional labor among West Texas Baptist pastors: potential threats to leader authenticity and lessons learned / Kelly McCauley, William Gardner -- Finding meaning in highly uncertain situations: servant leadership during change / Dirk van Dierendonck, Milton Sousa -- Leadership in volunteer multistakeholder groups tackling complex problems / Kate Hilton, Ruth Wageman -- Conclusion: leadership lessons from compelling contexts / Claudia Peus, Susanne Braun, Birgit Schyns.

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