Historical Leadership

My thoughts on the historical view of leadership and how it has evolved has not been changed that much with the recent readings. Leadership is usually seen as a head of state or the crucial active agent of a transition. Niccolo Machiavelli’s contribution of The Prince which is an informational depiction of how leaders are perceived, how they will act and what they should be aware of may have been radical during its time but is not as shocking now(1505). Written in the 16th century, Machiavelli goes in depth about principalities, land, governing, followers, armies, enemies, wealth and much more in 26 chapters. We were…