Leadership

Leadership is about ascertaining a method for people to contribute so that it can result in a significant achievement. It is a process that enables a person to influence others to achieve a goal and directs an organization to become rational and consistent. Leaders succeed these processes by leveraging their leadership traits such as values, ethics and knowledge. In this way saying “structure drives behavior”. This means that all the structure, like values, ethics, knowledge, procedures, roles, beliefs, among others, drives to a certain behavior on persons.

Good leaders are not born. They are made. If a person has the willpower and the ability to learn, he can become a successful leader. A good leader engages in a continuous process of education, experience and training. He studies to improve his leadership skills and does not rest on past glory. One’s position as a manager or supervisor gives one the authority to handle responsibilities and achieve the desired results making him the boss. Leadership is different. It inspires the followers, makes them raise the bar and set themselves higher goals.

There are various theories on leadership. According to the Trait Theory, certain personality traits may lead people spontaneously into leadership roles. A difficult situation or a crisis may bring out the hidden leadership qualities in a person, which is referred to as the Great Events Theory. The most widely accepted theory today is the Transformational Leadership Theory, which states that leadership skills can be mastered by people who wish to become leaders. When a person respects an individual as leader, he does not take into account the leader’s attributes but rather valuates his actions and makes an assessment. This observation helps him to learn if he is a trustworthy leader or a selfish individual.

According to experts, there are two very important components of effective leadership. One is belief and confidence in leadership, which is an indicator of...