1976) David Solomon Weiss is an organizational psychologist and business strategist and author of seven books, including The Leadership Gap, Innovative Intelligence and Leadership-Driven HR.

Weiss’ first book, Beyond the Walls of Conflict[2] (translated into French) described how to apply mutual gains negotiations to enhance the likelihood of labour management peace.

[7] It claims that the growth of an organization can outstrip its capacity to cultivate a sufficient quantity of leaders, and that this "leadership gap" can be corrosive.

Writing about the book in CMA Management magazine, Robert Coleman stated "Building leadership capacity for the future can be a challenge, and pundits have started to jump into the fray.

[12] Beck writes that the book brings up the tantalizing possibility that the Rambam (Maimonides), the great medieval thinker, acted as precursor to the originator of modern-day psychoanalysis.

[14] Harvey Schachter,[15] a writer with The Globe and Mail Report on Business, referred to the book as "a road map for harnessing creativity".