Leadership Development Essentials This book is written in order to give a conceptual framework for basic training in Leadership Development for individuals who aspire to learn to be leaders. The first section of the text is used to outline in the simplest way possible, some of the basic principles of leadership and organisational structure that need to be understood in order to effectively prepare individuals for leadership training. In part two of this book, a simple framework is used to outline for review basic leadership characteristics and principles that should be learnt and applied by leaders in their leadership efforts. Laurence Carter