Monday, March 17, 2008

LEADERSHIP

Leadership
Leadership, a critical management skill, is the ability to motivate a group of people toward a common goal. These items will help you develop your skills


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)