This is the second of two linked articles reported in this edition of the journal. Its focus is the process of mapping the field of leadership studies and producing maps of leadership practice. We locate this in both the theory of knowledge and of knowledge production from which we develop two more mapping typologies: first, an approach to the what, why and how of leaders, leading and leadership; and second, the presentation of possible positions that knowledge workers can take when they use and produce knowledge about leadership practice. We engage reflexively with these arguments and draw conclusions about the interplay between our own agency and the structures we inhabit, and how we both capture and make this real time activity transparent.
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