Whenever we face serious challenges in business or even in politics, we tend to turn to charismatic or heroic leaders capable of tackling and handling those challenges. If we are not spiritually mature enough ourselves, or genuinely independent enough, we may continue to rely on such individuals.

There is a famous dialogue in the play titled Life of Galileo (German: Leben des Galilei), also known as Galileo, authored by the twentieth-century German dramatist, Bertolt Brecht.

Andrea: Unhappy is the land that breeds no hero.
Galileo: No, Andrea. Unhappy is the land that needs a hero.
(Bertolt Brecht, Life of Galileo)

Understandably, heroic leaders can appear so infallible that we are easily deluded into thinking that everything will always be OK, as long as we leave our problems with them to resolve. In rare contexts, such leaders may actually emerge and save the day. However, the idea of such a superhero leader is outdated. The concept of leadership, in fact, should change with the times.

To this end, the author defines leadership according to three distinctive types: Leadership 1.0, which is centralized power; Leadership 2.0, which revolves around the role of the reformer; and finally Leadership 3.0, a sympathetic and supportive type of leadership that is more in line with a society that has come of age, like our own.

In the book, you will find several illuminating case studies that will help you appreciate aspects and qualities defining leadership 3.0. Among such studies is the example of Eihei-ji Temple in ancient Japan, showing that the concept of leadership 3.0 is actually in tune with the Japanese temperament.

Leadership 3.0 is an excellent exploration into how a new form of leadership for our modern society can empower us in brand new and exciting ways. This fact is apparently not lost on executives at Google, where the book, intended for a Japanese readership, has attracted a great deal of enthusiastic attention.

Contents
Chapter 1　The evolution of leadership across the ages
Chapter 2　What is leadership 3.0?
Chapter 3　Companies and organizations that have been practicing leadership 3.0
Chapter 4　What we can learn from the case of Eihei-ji Temple about leadership 3.0
Chapter 5　What types of elements and aspects does leadership 3.0 require?