Is Leadership A Skill Which We Can Learn And Apply
...eous for us to firstly look at what does make a good leader a good leader. Leaders must have certain characteristics to be a successful manager, but most important of all is adaptation. This is mainly due to the fact that every organisation is different. If we look at what type of a leader there is, we can then look into more detail about what characteristics are needed. There four types of leader according to the studies of The Research Unit of Ashridge Management College (1966). These are; Autocratic Style, or tells style, where the manager/leader tells his or her subordinates what to do (one-way communication); Persuasive Style, or sells style, Introduction Leadership is the process of motivating others to work to meet specific goals and objectives. "Leadership is deliberately causing people-driven actions in a planned fashion for the purpose of accomplishing the leader's agenda" (Crosby 2). A leader motivates others to action. Thus, it is the motivation of others and their actions that defines a successful leader. In other words, leadership is the art and science of getting others to perform and achieve a vision. Therefore, leadership is not only reflected in performance, no matter how good that performance is, but in accomplishment. As a l...