Leadership is a quality that millions of people around the world have and not just prominent business and political people. It affects us everyday in our lives, either by us leading, or by being led. Jerald Greenberg defines leadership as the process whereby one individual influences other group members toward the attainment of a defined group or organizational goal. Some personal definitions of leadership are sometimes confused with the perception of having just one person, the leader, being assertive on a group of people. This is a fallacy because leadership requires a two-way relationship between the leader and group members to attain goals.
Leadership requires the cooperative efforts of others to be successful.
People with good leadership qualities are alert to their followers and vice versa. Being a leader can also mean being a follower if the situation arises. There are many different ways of leading others. Some styles may be considered to be the old mainstream ways of leading. Yet the majority as being difficult and not very easy to learn and apply may view others.