Motivation and Leadership
Leadership
Discussion Sheet
By
Sanaullah
A Dictionary Definition
Function: noun 1: the office or position of a leader; 2 : capacity to lead 3 : the act or an instance of leading — Source: Merriam-Webster On-line
Leadership Definition 1
"Leadership occurs when one person induces others to work toward some predetermined objectives."
Leadership Definition 2
"Leadership is the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of a subordinate or group and persuade them to follow a particular course of action." — Chester Bernard
Leadership Definition 3
"Leadership is the art to of influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect and loyal cooperation in achieving common objectives."
Leadership Definition 4
"The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization....
Leadership Definition 5
"Managers have subordinates—leaders have followers."
Leadership Definition 6
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
Leadership Definition 7
A simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.
Put even more simply, 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.
Definition of a Leader
A leader is "a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal". A mnemonic for this definition would be 3P's - Person, People and Purpose as illustrated by the following diagram.
Person
Is leadership a position of office or authority? Or, is leadership an ability in the sense that he is a leader because he leads? We all may know or hear of people who are in positions of leadership but who are not providing leadership. A position of office is no guarantee of leadership but it helps in
Discussion Sheet
By
Sanaullah
A Dictionary Definition
Function: noun 1: the office or position of a leader; 2 : capacity to lead 3 : the act or an instance of leading — Source: Merriam-Webster On-line
Leadership Definition 1
"Leadership occurs when one person induces others to work toward some predetermined objectives."
Leadership Definition 2
"Leadership is the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of a subordinate or group and persuade them to follow a particular course of action." — Chester Bernard
Leadership Definition 3
"Leadership is the art to of influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect and loyal cooperation in achieving common objectives."
Leadership Definition 4
"The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization....
Leadership Definition 5
"Managers have subordinates—leaders have followers."
Leadership Definition 6
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
Leadership Definition 7
A simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.
Put even more simply, 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.
Definition of a Leader
A leader is "a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal". A mnemonic for this definition would be 3P's - Person, People and Purpose as illustrated by the following diagram.
Person
Is leadership a position of office or authority? Or, is leadership an ability in the sense that he is a leader because he leads? We all may know or hear of people who are in positions of leadership but who are not providing leadership. A position of office is no guarantee of leadership but it helps in