Leadership versus Management
LeadershipThere are many diverse definitions of leadership. Stogdill concluded that "there are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept”.While Peter Drucker sums up that: "The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers. To gain followers requires influence but doesn't exclude the lack of integrity in achieving this”(Yukl, 1989). Some theorists believe that leadership is no different from the social influence processes occurring among all members of a group and others believe that leadership is everything someone is doing in order to lead effectively. The classic question if leaders are made or born is still concerning many researchers. Is it charisma or something that can be taught? The answer to this question varies. Although it is unexceptionable that leading isn’t easy, leaders should have some essential attributes such as vision, integrity, trust, selflessness, commitment, creative ability, toughness, communication ability, risk-taking, and visibility (Capowski, 1994).
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