The line between what is influence and what is leadership is very fuzzy and arbitrary. I have chosen a broad definition of leadership. P - 4 L eadership ranges from the smallest decisions such as where to eat lunch to the decisions that effect the directions of nations. Most commonly when people are asked what leadership is, they think about the actions of people in political or formal organizations. If we limit ourselves to these, we will miss much of leadership.
Leadership also occurs continuously in informal groups, communities and other unorganized settings.
A large amount, perhaps as much as 90 percent, of the total leadership in society today is in informal and voluntary settings, and less than 10 percent is in organized groups and institutions. We need to be sensitive to the leadership that surrounds us and in which we are involved every moment of every day. Leadership is much more than a good knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order. All of the best knowledge and the best skills in the world will not make you a leader unless you use those skills and knowledge. L eadership , influence and power are closely related ideas.