Who is a leader

What is leadership

Leadership is idealism in action... as said by a great saint. This is the most simple and easy definition that I have got. Of course, I have read various definitions on this subject... each giving a meaning to the term above... but this covers everything...

In simple terms a leader should be a role model.. he should be someone who gives a purpose to his people, who is a man who practices what he preaches... He is, what he is by his action and not by his words.

An ideal is a person whom people are ready to follow to the end of this earth without questioning his words. They trust him with their life. They feel whatever their leader does or says will definitely be right. This is true leadership.

A leader has a perfect coordination between his thoughts, words and deeds... He speaks what he thinks and does what he speaks... meaning he doesn’t go back against his own words. If

It is not easy being a leader... A good amount of thinking from all angles is required before committing because people are watching and looking upon you. Hence, before deciding any thing a leader has to think twice and then give his proposal.
Further explanations later... we will look into a few definitions on Leadership.... as given by some managemtn gurus.
Peter Drucker : "The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers."
John C Maxwell : "leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less."
Warren Bennis : "Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential."
John W. Gardner :Leadership is the process of persuasion and example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to take action that is in accord with the leader’s purpose, or the shared purposes of all.”
We will see the explanation of these in the next post.