Leadership is simply influence .
You lead someone to the measure you influence him. Someone once suggested, If you really want to check the leadership of an individual, just see if anybody s following him. One of the greatest manuals I have found for leaders was written about 425 B.C. by a man who was prominent in business and politics in the ancient Middle East. This gentleman rose from total obscurity to national recognition. For example, from his book we learn - how to relate to a touchy boss the balance between faith in God and personal planning how to handle executive discouragement what to do with unwarranted criticism.