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Leadership Definitions
A process whereby an individual influences a
group or individuals to achieve a common goal.
Professor John Hailey (2006)
Leadership is the process of motivating other
people to act in particular ways in order to achieve
specific goals.
Tim Hannagan (2002)
...whatever disagreements there are about the
precise definition about the term, it is
indubitably about people and the extent to which
they can be motivated to behave in particular
ways. Rose and Lawton (1999)
Leadership is social influence. It means
leaving a mark. It is initiating and guiding
and the result is change. Manning and Curtis (2005)
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Leadership Definitions
The process by which an individual exerts
influence over other people and inspires,
motivates and directs their activities to help
achieve group or organisational goals
Gareth Jones et al. (2000)
Leadership is communicating to people their worth
and potential so clearly that they come to see it in
themselves. Stephen Covey (2004)
Leadership is not a thing. It is the ability to lead.
The ability to generate ideas, communicate them
and create belief in followers that the idea or
mission is worthwhile.
Doherty and Thompson (2003)
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Leadership Definitions
Leadership develops vision, sets future
direction, motivates positive engagement in
strategy/planning and generates a culture of
constructively challenging convention
Leading the Way, MLDSNI (2006)
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Leadership Definitions
Leadership over human beings is exercised when
persons with certain motives and purposes
mobilise, in competition or conflict with others,
institutional, political, psychological, and other
resources so as to arouse, engage, and satisfy the
motives of followers...in order to realise goals
mutually held by both leaders and followers...”
James MacGregor Burns (1978, p18)
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Leadership Definitions
Leadership is an influence
relationship among leaders and
followers who intend real changes
that reflect their mutual purposes.
Joseph Rost (1991)
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