1. Introduction : reworking leadership development in the context of China's transition -- 2. Chinese implicit theories of leadership : traditional roots -- 3. Chinese implicit theories of leadership : transitional context -- 4. Analytical fallacies in the framing of business leadership in China -- 5. The evolution of training and development -- 6. Patterns of self-development : why and how? -- 7. Patterns of self-development : what and so what? -- 8. Concluding remarks