LEADERSHIP ------DEFINITIONS

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Leadership Definitions
February 18th,2008
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)

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