Mike,

Great post. Have been preaching about the overabundance of leadership gurus with no certification necessary for over a year now. Truth is, when "everyone" gets on-board a trend, the trend is usually over. And my most recent blog post on the subject points to an informal ratio of 25-1: leadership gurus to management consultants on Twitter alone. That should speak volumes.

As for your question about why, with so many leadership gurus about, there is a dearth of real leadership? The answer is simple: everyone is talking and no one is listening. Leadership has become nothing more than a badge. Sorry, but you don't become a leader in exchange for money.

Here's the blog post I was referring toohttp://burnsattitude.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/why...

Kevin Burns
Management Attitude/Culture Strategist