Leadership can be defined as the exercise of interpersonal influence toward the attainment of goals. There are two main types of leaders: direct and influence. A direct leader is the type of person that will get in your face and tell you what to do. While on the other hand an influential leader is the type of person that leads by example. Me personally,I consider myself to be a leader by example. Neither type of leadrership is better than the other. People often mis inturpret the jobs of a leader. A leader is not a person who you have no respect for. In order to be a leader, you must have the respect of your peers.
Think of the last group you were in... Was there a leader in the group? And if so, what types of decisions were made? A leader should look out for the better of the group. Furthermore, in order to be an effective leader, you must put all of these qualities together. It will not help if a person knows everything their is to know in the world, if nobody wants to listen. And the same goes the other way; even if a person has the respect of all his or her peers, he or she still may not be capable in leading a group.
Hello. I really like your post about leadership. It really got me thinking about leadership. After reading it, I know for a fact that I am NOT fitted for a leader who can lead people. I don't even remember the last group I was in besides the group we are doing for this class. It might be for my theater appreciation class for our final. My group had one girl who was like a leader for everything. She was the one making all the decisions of when we should meet and what we should do because no one else would step up. We all respected her so in a way, she was the leader in our group. I think this is what you are talking about. Hopefully I understood it. Keep up the good work.
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