Over 135 Leadership Styles—and Still Counting?

Is leadership development helping—or overwhelming—today’s leaders?

The Problem:
Leaders are facing a flood of academic theory—with over 135 researched leadership styles documented in high-ranking journals alone. The result?
Confusion. Fragmentation. Analysis paralysis.

The Solution:
It’s time to move from style to substance.
Instead of chasing the next trendy framework, we need evidence-based, context-driven leadership that bridges research and real-world transformation.

A Decade as a Professor of Practice
With over 10 years straddling both business schools and boardrooms, I’ve seen leadership theory tested in the trenches.
At Grey Matter Global, we help organisations cut through the noise by focusing on:
• What actually works in complex environments
• Building capability to execute—not just theorise
• Applying high-quality research to real-world change

The Leadership Overload Dilemma

“It’s not that we lack leadership knowledge—we’re drowning in it.”

Today’s leaders need fewer models and more clarity.
Our approach filters signal from noise—equipping leaders with practical, powerful tools that scale with complexity.

Stop collecting leadership styles. Start transforming leadership capability.