The trait theory of leadership is an early assumption that leaders are born and due to this belief, those that possess the correct qualities and traits are better suited to leadership. This theory often identifies behavioural characteristics that are common in leaders. Trait theory of leadership is one of the first academic theories of leadership…
The Leadership versus Management debate: What’s the difference?
Leadership versus management, isn’t it the same thing? Nope! Leaders set goals and direction, challenging the norm, and seeking new ways of working towards goals. Managers on the other hand maintain the status quo. They specialise on conformance to the standard. They manage their teams and individuals. And they organise, direct and control to achieve…
Successful Leadership Characteristics: A Learned Skill
Leadership Characteristics can be learned over the course of a career and the following page will show the most important characteristics of successful leaders, which have been demonstrated over time. Whilst not an exhaustive list, it represents the most important traits for a Leader to be successful and therefore a good benchmark for others to…
Leadership Definition – What are the Commonalities?
If you search for a Leadership definition…… here are some examples of what you’ll find: “Someone who exercises influence over other people.” (Huczynski et al 1993) “Creating a vision to which others aspire and energising them to work towards that vision” (Anita Roddick) “Without a Leader, nothing happens…” (Michael Hammer) “The capacity to create a…
How do you define Leadership?
There are many ways to define leadership, but in essence, it “is a process that influences other people to achieve an objective.” Now that’s out of the way, let’s see what that really means. It is about being forward looking, Inspirational to others, and orientated to achieve results, winning the hearts and minds of those…