This article introduces the notion of ancestral leadership that emerges from intergenerational wisdom at the intersection of people, place and ancestral knowledge. Place is a key component of collective continuity in ancestral leadership that reinforces identity, belonging and intergenerational reciprocity. The findings show that places carry leadership legacies and require ongoing maintenance to ensure genealogies of leadership are available to future generations. Engagement with ancestral leadership and its practical application is not bound to tribal and cultural contexts. By knowing the place of someone’s ancestors as a lens into their leadership, one sees structures of accountability that extends beyond culturally bound contexts, and includes their leadership expressed in professional environments. The authors contribute to leadership theory by illuminating how ancestral legacies of leadership continue to inform contemporary generations of leadership and is transmitted intergenerationally within frameworks of genealogy.

本文介绍了祖传领导的概念，该概念源自人、地方和祖传知识的交集处的代际智慧。地方是祖传领导集体连续性的关键组成部分，可加强身份、归属感和代际互惠。研究结果表明，地方承载着领导力遗产，需要持续维护，以确保领导力的谱系可供后代使用。与祖先领导的接触及其实际应用不受部落和文化背景的限制。通过了解某人的祖先作为其领导力的一个镜头，人们可以看到超越文化背景的问责制结构，并包括他们在专业环境中表达的领导力。