How to Be a Good Leader in All Fields

By Olayinka Tunwagun

What is leadership?

Leadership is not just for rich people at the top, some people defined leadership as the ability to obtain followers, to some it is act controlling the actions of others join me in this lesson as I will be taken into the world of LEADERSHIP...

Everyone can learn to lead by discovering the power that lies within each one of us to make a difference.

Leadership development is not an event.

Albert Einstein once said, 'We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles but no personality. It cannot lead; it can only serve.'

Leadership development program is a self-development program. Learning how to not micromanage... so maximizing our potential in a rapidly changing global economy.

"Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow". (Kouzes & Posner, 2002).

"Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal". (Northouse, 2004)

"Leadership is the influencing process of leaders and followers to achieve organizational objectives through changes". (Lussier & Achua, 2004)

"Leadership is the behavior of an individual... directing the activities of a group toward a shared goal". (Hemphill & Coons, 1957)

"Leadership is the influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directives of the organization" (D.Katz & Kahn, 1978)

"Leadership is the process of incluencing the activities of an organized group toward goal achievement" (Rauch & Behling, 1984)

"Leadership is a process of giving purpose (meaningful direction) to collective effort, and causing willing effort to be expended to achieve purpose" (Jacobs & Jacques, 1990)

Quotes from: www.bealeader.net

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