Understanding the concept of leadership requires more than reading a few articles. This topic in the library helps readers gain broad understanding of the concept of leadership along with the various areas of knowledge and skills required to lead in a variety of different situations. The reader might benefit from first reading the library topics Introduction to Organizations and Introduction to Management . These two library topics explain the broad context within which leading occurs in organizations and management. Note that the library topic Leadership Development includes guidance for establishing a training plan to develop skills in leadership.
Many people believe that leadership is simply being the first, biggest or most powerful.
Leadership in organizations has a different and more meaningful definition. Very simply put, a leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. How they set that direction and influence people depends on a variety of factors that we'll consider later on below. The rest of this library should help you in this regard. The following article provides brief overview of key theories.