The need for high-quality leadership in all areas of business and organisational activity has never been greater. A myriad of interlinked factors mean that styles of leadership that were appropriate in the past are now no longer working. These factors include new technologies, more questioning attitudes to authority, the arrival of the "virtual organization" with its network of contributors, and the unprecedentedly high expectations of customers and employees. InIntelligent Leadership, Alan Hooper and John Potter look at how changes affect people in businesses and organisations, using specific case studies of individuals. They propose practical ways for leaders to provide effective leadership in a quickly changing and confusing work environment. The focus is on winning hearts and minds, on leadership as an emotional and psychological commitment to the people being led, and on the idea of emotional intelligence.

Alan Hooper is a founder and Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, and is also a visiting Professor at Bristol Business School. He has been a CEO in the public sector and now consults widely on senior management development and the management of change.

Dr John Potter is a Chartered Psychologist with a PhD in leadership. He is an international consultant with businesses both in the UK and Australia and has close links with the Harvard Business School and MIT in the USA. John's current work is in management development with an interest in leadership, corporate culture and teamwork.

A high-profile academic and consultant partnership move the debate on from emotional intelligence to show how leaders can create a passion for change and innovation