Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization. An Army leader is anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus...
Without a clear understanding of what the boss wants, organizations will inevitably fail to achieve it. Without the gift of mind reading, success depends on the boss clearly communicating what he wants. This holds true regardless of the nature of the organizations, its size or purpose. Church leaders, business executives, managers, and heads of families could take a lesson from an enterprise that...
Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles
From John P. Kotter’s book Leading Change
A Leader is someone [anyone] who has followers Drucker’s views on leadership were summarized by Cohen. According to Drucker, leaders should: – be strategic planners [vision] – model business ethics and personal integrity [values] – use the military leadership model [culture] – correctly use motivation [inspiration] – market the organization [communication]...
Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.
As defined by John Maxwell in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration, motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, and ignited by a purpose.
As defined at a Diversity Champions Workshop by Guardian Quest