What is the nature of LEADERSHIP
Leadership Defined?
To begin to answer that question, many start out by trying to define leadership. Is it:
- the position or function of a leader?
- to provide purpose, direction, and motivation?
- influence?
- setting the example?
- having followers?
- having certain characteristics?
- to accomplish organizational objectives?
- etc. etc. etc.?
Google it
We might even start by googling leadership. If you do that, you’ll receive 5.6+ billion results. Additionally, you’ll discover that experts have tallied over 1500+ leadership definitions, over 40+ leadership theories, and numerous styles, historical views, and myths. All of this only seems to complicate the issue of the true nature of leadership.
I’m always surprised by the answers I get when I ask someone “What is the nature, definition, or purpose of leadership?”… as well as how hard it seems to be to answer the question. Any one of those three variants seems to stop people dead in their tracks… every time. After a very long pause, I usually get one of the examples I used above.
Leadership Re-imagined, Simplified, and Re-defined
I’d like to suggest a way to simply leadership so that we can all do it more easily and more naturally. So, here’s my attempt:
Leadership is contributing to an environment where others flourish.
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