01064pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002500040245007800065260000900143300001500152362001200167520070300179650001500882773003300897180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aWart, Montgomery Van  aLessons from leadership theory and the contemporary challenges of leaders  c2013  ap.553-565.  aJul-Aug  aLeadership theories and the academic literature can sometimes seem difficult for practitioners to understand because of complex conceptualizations, obscure terms, and its enormousness. Yet taken as a whole, the literature makes a great deal of sense and has much to offer. Indeed, the truths are often quite simple, elegant, and straightforward. The purpose of this article is to review the major findings of the organizational leadership literature and to identify the important overarching insights, specifically those of particular importance to today's leaders in administrative positions in the public sector, where an evolving context constantly reconfigures age-old challenges. - Reproduced.  aLeadership  aPublic Administration Review