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Concept of Leadership.: Leadership Has Been Described As The "Process of Social Influence in

The document discusses the concept of leadership. It provides several definitions of leadership from different sources. A leader is someone who motivates a group towards a common goal through inspiration and direction. Effective leaders increase business performance and results. Leadership requires personal traits that allow one to think and act as a leader, as well as the ability to influence and enlist the support of others in accomplishing shared objectives.

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Concept of Leadership.: Leadership Has Been Described As The "Process of Social Influence in

The document discusses the concept of leadership. It provides several definitions of leadership from different sources. A leader is someone who motivates a group towards a common goal through inspiration and direction. Effective leaders increase business performance and results. Leadership requires personal traits that allow one to think and act as a leader, as well as the ability to influence and enlist the support of others in accomplishing shared objectives.

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Concept of leadership.

A simple meaning of leadership


is that leadership is the art of
motivating a group of people to
act towards achieving a
common goal.

Put even more simple, the


leader is the inspiration and
director of the action. He or she
is the person in the group that
possesses the combination of
personality and skills that
makes others want to follow his
or her direction.

In business, leadership is
welded to performance.
Effective leaders are those who
increase their companys'
bottom lines

Leadership is a winning combination of personal traits and the ability to


think and act as a leader, a person who directs the activities of others for
the good of all. Anyone can be a leader, even if the only person they’re
leading is themselves."

Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in


which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the
accomplishment of a common task”.
Leadership is "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal."
The leader may or may not have any formal authority.

Leadership is the professed desire and commitment to serve others


by subordinating personal interests to the needs of those being
led through effectively demonstrating the experience, wisdom and
discernment necessary to leverage trust & influence to cause the
right things, to happen for the right reasons, at the right times.”

Leadership includes:

 The ability to think both tactically and strategically. Another angle


on this theme would be the ability to think both short term and
long term....similar but not the same as tactics and strategy.
 The ability to translate and link disparate things into something
cogent.
 Being pragmatic, a good listener, thoughtful and decisive.
 Being a good communicator, results oriented and a collaborator.
 The ability (and courage) to know your own strengths and
weaknesses.
 Being a good administrator which is another way of saying
executing well: Provide clear goals, roles & responsibilities,
communications, time frames & milestones and contingencies.
Definition of leadership given by different
authors.

Arieu, A. defines a leader as "a person capable of inspiring and


associate others with a dream."

A definition more inclusive of followers comes from Alan Keith of


Genentech, who said, "Leadership is ultimately about creating a
way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary
happen."

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right


things.” Peter F. Drucker

“Don'ttell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let


them surprise you with their results.”

George S. Patton

“I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? “

Benjamin Disraeli
“A leader is a dealer in hope. “Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership Definition : Peter Drucker :The forward to the Drucker


Foundation's "The Leader of the Future" sums up leadership : "The
only definition of a leader is someone who has followers." To gain
followers requires influence (see John Maxwell's definition below)
but doesn't exclude the lack of integrity in achieving this. Indeed, it
can be argued that several of the world's greatest leaders have
lacked integrity and have adopted values that would not be shared
by many people today.

Leadership Definition : John C Maxwell : In the 21 Irrefutable


Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell sums up his definition of
leadership as "leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less."
This moves beyond the position defining the leader, to looking at
the ability of the leader to influence others - both those who would
consider themselves followers, and those outside that circle.
Indirectly, it also builds in leadership character, since without
maintaining integrity and trustworthiness, the capability to
influence will disappear.

Leadership Definition : Warren Bennis :  Warren Bennis' definition


of leadership is focused much more on the individual capability of
the leader : "Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having
a vision that is well communicated, building trust among
colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own
leadership potential."

Leadership Definition : Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester : 


For the purposes of the Leadership Development Process of the
Diocese of Rochester, their leadership definition is "the process of
influencing the behavior of other people toward group goals in a
way that fully respects their freedom." The emphasis on respecting
their freedom is an important one, and one which must be the
hallmark of Christian leadership. Jesus influenced many diverse
people during his ministry but compelled no-one to follow Him.

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