Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements * Overall Introduction * PART I: PUTTING PERFORMANCE IN THE PICTURE * Introduction * In Search of the Leaderful Self: The Rise and Rise of the Psychological Paradigm of Leadership * The Dogs that Rarely Barked: Alternative Conceptions of Leadership *Performing Leadership: Leadership 'is' and Leadership 'as' Performance * PART II: ENACTMENT, NARRATIVE AND AUDIENCE * Introduction * Rowan Williams not Rowan Atkinson: Rituals and Performative Leadership * The Warp and Weft of Organizational Life: Relationships and Performative Leadership * A Beginning, a Middle and an End: Narratives in Organizations * Is There Anybody There: The Nature of Audiences * PART III: IMPLICATIONS OF PERFORMING LEADERSHIP * Introduction * Leadership Performance and Leadership Development * Leadership Performance and the Attribution of Authenticity * Epilogue Acknowledgements * Overall Introduction * PART I: PUTTING PERFORMANCE IN THE PICTURE * Introduction * In Search of the Leaderful Self: The Rise and Rise of the Psychological Paradigm of Leadership * The Dogs that Rarely Barked: Alternative Conceptions of Leadership *Performing Leadership: Leadership 'is' and Leadership 'as' Performance * PART II: ENACTMENT, NARRATIVE AND AUDIENCE * Introduction * Rowan Williams not Rowan Atkinson: Rituals and Performative Leadership * The Warp and Weft of Organizational Life: Relationships and Performative Leadership * A Beginning, a Middle and an End: Narratives in Organizations * Is There Anybody There: The Nature of Audiences * PART III: IMPLICATIONS OF PERFORMING LEADERSHIP * Introduction * Leadership Performance and Leadership Development * Leadership Performance and the Attribution of Authenticity * Epilogue.