There are currently a number of theories dating back and developed from Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Gandhi, Marx and Freud, that influence our current understanding of leadership but not one of these can accurately describe a true leader as there are a variety of approaches that affect our perception of a leader is entirely dependent upon situation.Given that our take on leadership is situation based, we begin to identify that there is an individual approach that can adapt to the needs of various companies as they develop a future leader through a talent management cycle.