Af Helle Thylkjær Henriksen New Thoughts and Theories of Leadership Inspired by the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Can Hans Christian Andersen’s old fairy tales form the basis for a discussion on modern leadership? To investigate this question, four of Andersen’s fairy tales are examined from a completely new perspective. In doing so, Tales of Leadership provides important input for executives today on how to perform and improve their leadership.