Leader

A Leader is a person who performs leadership tasks.

• Context:
  • They can range from being a Passive Leader to being an Assertive Leader, depending on their boundary setting.
  • They can range from being an Unskilled Leader to being a Skilled Leader, depending on their leadership skill.
  • They can range from being a Weak Leader to being a Strong Leader, depending on their influence capability.
  • They can range from being a Negative Leader to being a Positive Leader, depending on their psychological approach.
  • They can range from being an Uncharismatic Leader to being a Charismatic Leader, depending on their personal presence.
  • They can range from being an Uninspiring Leader to being an Inspirational Leader, depending on their vision articulation.
  • They can range from being a Bureaucratic Leader to being an Intuitive Leader, depending on their decision style.
  • They can range from being a Direction-Giving Leader to being a Question-Asking Leader, depending on their inquiry approach.
  • They can range from being an Emotionally Detached Leader to being an Emotionally Aware Leader, depending on their emotional intelligence.
  • They can range from being a Fixed Communicator to being an Adaptable Communicator, depending on their communication flexibility.
  • They can range from being a Rigid Thinker to being a Flexible Thinker, depending on their cognitive adaptability.
  • They can range from being a Perspective-Limited Leader to being a Perspective-Seeking Leader, depending on their viewpoint integration.
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  • They can be assessed by a Leadership Measure.
  • They can receive Leadership Advice.
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• Example(s):
  • Team Leaders, such as project leaders and group leaders.
  • Organization Leaders, such as managers and technical leaders.
  • Technical Leaders, such as mobile technical leader and AI technical leader.
  • Community Leaders, such as nonprofit leaders and activist leaders.
  • Political Leaders, such as party leaders and government heads.
  • Business Leaders, such as corporate executives and entrepreneurial leaders.
  • Religious Leaders, such as spiritual leaders and church leaders.
  • Educational Leaders, such as school principals and university deans.
  • Military Leaders, such as commanders and generals.
  • Healthcare Leaders, such as hospital administrators and medical directors.
  • Cultural Leaders, such as creative directors and media figureheads.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Follower.
  • an Individual Contributor.
  • a Sentinel.
  • an Analyst.
• See: Social Influence, Peer Support, Task (Project Management), Goal, Power (Social And Political), Value (Personal And Cultural), Emotional Intelligence.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership Retrieved:2020-11-12.
  • Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. Often viewed as a contested term , specialist literature debates various viewpoints, contrasting Eastern and Western approaches to leadership, and also (within the West) North American versus European approaches. U.S. academic environments define leadership as "a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Others have challenged the more traditional managerial view of leadership which believes that it is something possessed or owned by one individual due to their role or authority, and instead advocate the complex nature of leadership which is found at all levels of the institution, both within formal and informal roles . Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits, situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and values, charisma, and intelligence, among others.

2016

• http://hbr.org/2012/06/learning-charisma-2
  • QUOTE: … Leaders need technical expertise to win the trust of followers, manage operations, and set strategy; they also benefit from the ability to punish and reward. But the most effective leaders layer charismatic leadership on top of transactional and instrumental leadership to achieve their goals. …

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