This article provides an overview of recent theoretical and empirical developments in leadership research, focusing on areas that are currently receiving attention. The authors examine authentic leadership and its development, cognitive science approaches to leadership, new-genre leadership theories, complexity leadership, shared, collective, or distributed leadership, leader-member exchange (LMX), and the role of relationships in leadership. They also discuss the emerging work on followership and the role of substitutes for leadership, such as servant leadership, spirituality, cross-cultural leadership, and e-leadership. Each section concludes with identified issues for future research and an integration of the literature. The article highlights the evolving nature of leadership research, emphasizing the need to address the dynamic and complex nature of leadership in today's organizations.This article provides an overview of recent theoretical and empirical developments in leadership research, focusing on areas that are currently receiving attention. The authors examine authentic leadership and its development, cognitive science approaches to leadership, new-genre leadership theories, complexity leadership, shared, collective, or distributed leadership, leader-member exchange (LMX), and the role of relationships in leadership. They also discuss the emerging work on followership and the role of substitutes for leadership, such as servant leadership, spirituality, cross-cultural leadership, and e-leadership. Each section concludes with identified issues for future research and an integration of the literature. The article highlights the evolving nature of leadership research, emphasizing the need to address the dynamic and complex nature of leadership in today's organizations.