Part 1 Leadership and information processing: introduction; information processing and leadership. Part 2 Perceptuals and social processes: recognition-based processes and leadership perceptions; inferential processes and leadership perceptions; social perception, information processing, and change; perceptions of women in management; dyadic level leadership and perceptions and reciprocal influence; culture, information processing, and leadership. Part 3 Leadership and organizational performance: direct and indirect effects of leadership on performance; leadership succession; a cusp catastrophe model of organizational performance; executive leadership and organizational performance. Part 4 Stability, change and information processing: information processing, change, and executive leadership; relations among power, leadership traits, and change; conclusions and future research.