It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
Defining what make a “leader” and what we mean by “leadership” is very challenging. There are as many definitions of leadership books on the topic. This section contains an ever increasing collection of leader and leadership definitions. It’s our hope that this collection will assist in providing some insight and clarity on what we mean by leader and leadership.
“Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to pursue objectives held by the leader or shared by the leader and his or her followers” – John W. Gardner, On Leadership Tweet
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Leadership is leaders acting – as well as caring, inspiring and persuading others to act – for cetain shared goals that represent the values – the wants and needs, the aspirations and expectations – of themselves and the people they represent. And the genius of leadership lies in the manner in which leaders care about, [...]
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“All the effective leaders I have encountered–both those I worked with and those I merely watched–knew four simple things: a leader is someone who has followers; popularity is not leadership, results are; leaders are highly visitble, they set examples; leadership is not rank, privilege, titles or money, it is responsibility.” – Peter Drucker Via: John [...]
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In Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership, Howard Gardner defines leadership. “A leader is an individual (or, rarely, a set of individuals) who significantly affects the thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors of a significant number of individuals. Most acknowledged leaders are “direct.” They address their public face-to-face. But I have called attention to an unrecognized phenomenon: [...]
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