Elesa Zehndorfer PhD
 

I am a Managing Partner at Austria-based management consulting firm Lakeside Partners GmbH. Specialising in leadership studies (consulting, lecturing & publishing), I am an eMBA lecturer, Research Fellow, experienced academic & award-winning writer. My seventh book, Post-Truth Politics: A Brave New World?  (published by Taylor & Francis) was released February 2025. I also manage the Psychology Today blog Political Animals & Animal Spirits. I earned my PhD from Loughborough University in 2006. 

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My approach to leadership is based on the empirically-founded concept that leadership is a dynamic, complex process that necessitates three powerful, interdependent elements: a leader, a follower & a dynamically shifting environment. This triadic approach (The Leadership Triad) has formed the basis of my work, with my books subsequently published by Routledge in fields as diverse as political science, economics & management. As a Personal trainer & Pilates coach (and former Biology and Anatomy & Physiology lecturer), I also engage powerfully with the management of physiological principles such as diet, nature exposure, exercise & deep breathing (alongside orthodox leadership theories & research) to help individuals develop healthy self-leadership practices, maximize performance & mitigate executive (& personal) burnout.​

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You can read more about my books here. ​​​​