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Leadership Definitions
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."
Definitions more inclusive of followers have also emerged:
Alan Keith stated that, "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen..
Tom Demarco says that leadership needs to be distinguished from posturing.
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James Brekhus
Student (University), United States
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Leadership Definition Leadership is the utilization of resources at your disposal for proper execution of organizational goals and in a manner that includes the empowerment of those required to perform such duties.
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Michael , Canada
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Defining Leadership Leadership is the innate ability to inspire, persuade, and direct a group of people or an organization to achieve goals in a sustainable fashion.
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Myers, United Kingdom
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Leadership Definition Leadership is the projection of personal character and personality to inspire individuals or groups, (by providing purpose, direction, and motivation), to accomplish the objective and to improve the overall organization.
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Thomas N. Meriwether
Professor, United States
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Leadership Definition Leadership is the interactive process of a leader influencing the behavior and mental processes of followers so as to accomplish the goals desired by the leader.
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Richard S. Dillard, United States
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Leadership Definition If 'leader' is a title given by those who choose to follow, leadership is... renewable energy judiciously and ethically applied for moving upward and outward with passion, patience, and perseverance to create (and share) extraordinary value for (and with) others.
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David Wilson
Manager, Canada
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Leadership Definition Leadership is knowing when to push, pull, lift, and carry the followers. Real leadership is knowing when to do these things, but also knowing when to leave.
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Kushvaha
Manager, India
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What is Leadership? Leadership is an extensive process of leading living beings. One who has ability to envision and rightly connect this vision with its people, and finally achieves it through them, is a leader. This extraordinary quality of anyone is called leadership.
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JOSPHAT HANJARI MWAMUTSI, Kenya
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What is Leadership? Many definitions have been written and said by leaders and scholars. It satisfies to add that leadership is about directing people by creating vision and strategy and keeping an eye on the horizon. Create an alignment of culture and values to be shared by all and help others grow by reducing boundaries. Create relationships based on inspirational power and motivation. Act as coach, facilitator servant and connect followers emotionally with open mind. Be a good listener and communicator. Leadership is about change, therefore good character will bring about the change and the culture of integrity.
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Nurdin Perdana
Teacher, Indonesia
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Leadership Leadership is how to do the best for all.
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Kushvaha
Manager, India
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Who Really is a Leader in the Corporate World? After long thinking and deliberation it is my opinion that a real leader is the competition in the market, not the CEO of a firm. Competition is the only force which leads our way to innovation and compels organizations to meeting the subsequent market changes, then CEO/board wakes up ensuring to beat competition. So, the real leadership comes from competition not from the CEO.
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Jeanette Norman, Australia
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Leadership Definition Modern leadership is the ability to inspire the trust, faith and confidence of the team through personal competence, character and capacity, thereby achieving the desired results of either the leader or the organisation.
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Joy Tio
Student (Other), Philippines
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Practicing Leadership Fundamantals So many definitions of leadership have been formulated. I am pretty sure these definitions have been memorized, analyzed, and discussed a hundred times over.
Yet, I still have to see many MBA graduates practice the leadership fundamentals they have learned. There is always the disconnect between the textbook and the organization. Transfer of learning seems difficult to achieve.
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Robert J. Yeldell, United States
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Leadership is Positional Power Leadership is positional power. As power, leadership can be exerted in a positive or negative direction and it can be exercised by an individual or a group. We should be clear that as power, leadership can cause change or it can also cause the status quo to be maintained.
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Michael D. Moore
Entrepreneur, United States
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Is Leadership Position Power? Leaders can use position power but position power does not make a leader. Many time the leader emerges as a charismatic choice among a business unit.
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Robert J. Yeldell, United States
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Leadership is Positional Power Michael, you are correct when thinking "leadership" versus "management". A manager can exercise position power and not be an effective "leader". This is particularly pointed out in Hofstede's " research on how cultural dimensions affect organizations. His work on "power distance" specifically speaks to this.
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Rosa
Financial Consultant, Australia
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Leadership Definition Robert, I agree that leadership when wielded equates to power seized, this can be through a variety of 'styles', and context also plays a great role in the impact. As you said, maintaining status quo also means the expending of energy in that direction.
My definition, as a choice, a philosophy would be that leadership needs to be both visionary, towards a direction, a clearly defined (personal) or organizational objective/mission. This vision can be achieved through the use of 'personal style', charismatic, powerful, challenging, etc...
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Robert J. Yeldell, United States
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Extra Element Leadership Definition Rosa, how true you are in identifying the importance of vision in the role of a leader. Another element that I have found critical, particularly in transformative leaders, is their ability to be a "leaven" (Ed: ~catalyst) - bringing an altering or transforming element to the organization. I find that being a leaven, when combined with the ability to bring a vision, serves to energize the organization toward innovative thinking.
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Rosa
Financial Consultant, Australia
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Vision and Leadership Robert, I like to remember when working with people on leadership issues, that everyone has a different style, and personality profile. The vision of a perceiver (using the Myers Briggs Typology Indicator) will often be more global, leading to further and further 'innovations'. These often need the balancing of the judging element, which prefers to close a subject, put the ideas into boxes and finalize the conceptual process.
It is these elements in vision and the balancing of personality types and their limitations and "promise" which can greatly impact the outcome of "visionary leadership".
From my experience it's the "translation" of the vision and the “transformation” into the required style of the participants, taking into consideration personality typology (as well as using visual, auditory and kinesthetic language to communicate the vision increases effectiveness. What do you think about personality types and communication styles? Do transformative leaders have a particular style from your experience?
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Robert J. Yeldell, United States
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Vision and Leadership Rosa, understanding and recognizing personality types can clearly have an impact on "leading". Both at the individual level and the organizational level.
Understanding the personality type of those y...
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Andrew Blaine
Business Consultant, South Africa
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Components/Characteristics of Leadership Most of the above mentioned definitions address various aspects/characteristics associated with business leadership.
It is, in my opinion, best to describe leadership by what it achieves and how it d...
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Bill Boynton
Teacher, United States
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Leadership is the Art of Influence Leadership is the ability to provide Influence, first within themselves and then through others.
Leaders do this through habits of ethical and sensitive behaviors, that are strengthened through the a...
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Toyin Babs-Enoch
Entrepreneur, Nigeria
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Leadership and Service Leadership is the opportunity to be of service irrespective of, or also as a result of, one's ability or position required to achieve the particular task or challenge facing a group of people.
Leader...
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Rusli Abd.Hamid, Malaysia
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Leadership Definition Leadership is an influence relationship between leaders and followers who intend to achieve results and shared purposes....
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demilade
Student (University), Nigeria
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What is Leadership? Leadership Defined In my opinion, leadership is not what most people view it as. I have learnt from experience in some leadership positions that leadership is sometimes misconceived.
Leadership is seen by most as the o...
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DIPEOLU IBRAHIM, United Kingdom
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Leadership Definition Leadership involves using all available resources at your disposal to cause an effect setting your followers to operate at the same resonance, both the leader and the followers working toward achievin...
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SATISH PANDE
Business Consultant, India
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What is Leadership, Leadership Definition Leadership is an ability to take responsibility to guide and nurture others, providing the assurance of confidence and competence....
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Javier Elenes
Business Consultant, Mexico
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Leadership Definition: A PULL Process to Move People to a Worthy Mission LEADERSHIP is a PULL process to move people to a worthy mission.
The leader creates a PULL effect (opposite to the traditional manager who establishes a PUSH process (sets a goal, measures results ve...
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Our Leadership Definition Such a broad area of professionalism where the specific definition is nearly impossible to synchronize.
Leadership by our definition is the commitment to PREPAREDNESS. Anyone in a leadership position...
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Dumisani
Manager, South Africa
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What is Leadership Leadership is the ability to influence someone to a direction known by you and prepared for those who are working with you....
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Mark Josiah S. Pillejera
Manager, Philippines
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Leaders and Managers In the real world, Leaders usually just direct, provide guidance and give a picture of what you want to achieve or gain, both in the short and long term.
Managers are the ones having the task to oper...
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Leadership is Intentional Influence I agree with the point of view of Grenny et al., when they argue leadership is neither simply about creating an inspiring vision, nor challenging the status quo, nor changing a culture, nor building a...
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