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id: kb-2026-00445
title: Leadership Principles
schema_type: TechArticle
category: business
language: en
confidence: medium
last_verified: '2026-05-28'
created_date: '2026-05-22'
generation_method: ai_assisted
ai_models:
  - claude-opus
derived_from_human_seed: true
conflict_of_interest: none_declared
is_live_document: false
data_period: static
atomic_facts:
  - id: af-leadership-principles-1
    statement: The Center for Creative Leadership frames leadership around social influence and working with others toward shared goals.
    source_title: What Is Leadership?
    source_url: https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/what-is-leadership/
    confidence: medium
  - id: af-leadership-principles-2
    statement: Edmondson's team research links psychological safety with learning behavior in work teams.
    source_title: Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams
    source_url: https://doi.org/10.2307/2666999
    confidence: medium
  - id: af-leadership-principles-3
    statement: Harvard Business Review's 'What Makes a Leader?' argues that emotional intelligence matters for effective leadership.
    source_title: What Makes a Leader?
    source_url: https://hbr.org/2004/01/what-makes-a-leader
    confidence: medium
completeness: 0.88
known_gaps:
  - Cultural and organizational-context differences in leadership practice
  - Evidence quality for popular leadership frameworks
disputed_statements: []
primary_sources:
  - id: ps-leadership-principles-1
    title: What Is Leadership?
    type: professional_resource
    year: 2024
    institution: Center for Creative Leadership
    url: https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/what-is-leadership/
  - id: ps-leadership-principles-2
    title: Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams
    type: academic_paper
    year: 1999
    institution: Administrative Science Quarterly
    url: https://doi.org/10.2307/2666999
  - id: ps-leadership-principles-3
    title: What Makes a Leader?
    type: management_article
    year: 2004
    institution: Harvard Business Review
    url: https://hbr.org/2004/01/what-makes-a-leader
secondary_sources: []
updated: '2026-05-28'
---
## TL;DR
Leadership principles describe how people influence, coordinate, and support others toward shared work. Strong claims should rely on organizational research and careful management sources, not slogans.

## Core Explanation
Leadership can involve direction-setting, decision-making, communication, trust, psychological safety, and feedback. The right principle depends on team context and responsibility.

## Detailed Analysis
The repaired article cites CCL for scope, Edmondson for psychological safety and team learning, and HBR for emotional-intelligence framing.

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