Leadership Definitions
by Ken Valenzuela, BeALeader.Net's Chief Editor
This page has several "Leadership Definitions", they were taken from the references at the end of the next page.
"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)
