If this is the case, it prompts a series of questions. First, why is there, comparatively speaking, such a preoccupation with leadership today? When does a concern with leadership tend to surface, or is it a relatively constant affair? From whom does the main interest come—a particular group, class, or ethnicity—or is it widespread across the population? What personal, social, and cultural factors lie at its heart? Second, what key dimensions of leadership require attention today? What arenas of