To state a single leadership definition seems to be a challenge is above and beyond the scope of this article, but there are a two definitions of leadership that I have picked up along the way and that I would like to share with you here since they make a lot of sense to me.
Leadership definition no 1
In the hugely popular leadership training, UGL - Understand Group and Leadership, there is a definition of leadership that goes; "leadership is the ability of the manager to create the circumstances that allow his or her co-workers personality, knowledge, interests, power of initiative and willingness to cooperate to be taken care of in such a way that the tasks at hand are solved in the best possible way".
What does this way of defining leadership mean?
What I like about this definition is that to me it says that the leaders job is not to do it, to make things happen directly, but rather to empower others. To create the circumstances where the ability of others is utilized as fully as possible.
Leadership definition no 2
From a mentor of mine, Anthony Robbins, I have gathered that leadership "is the ability to see things as they are, to see things as better than they are and then to make them as you see it".
What does this way of defining leadership mean?
To me to see things as they are means to be willing to take an honest look at things, not to make them worse than they are, but also to definitely not make them better than they are. Dare to see things as they are without getting stuck if they are not so good, just stating that this is the case for now.
Then to see things as better than they are to me means to dare to dream, to see what is possible. Being able to lift your vision above how things stand now and see what could be. Also in this I think is the ability to communicate to others how you see it.
And finally to make it as you see it, I think is where you need to use your leadership skills such as communication, motivation and courage to make things happen. To empower yourself and others to utilize their resources to create that which could be.
Leadership Basics - The Leadership Definition
The author Markus Amanto, is an international developer of human potential, having worked with organizations, leaders and individuals in Asia, Europe and America for over 10 years. He is a much appreciated meeting facilitator, speaker and multimedia author. He is also the creator of the 'Everything Your Parents Did Not Tell You'-series in which he with a combination of straight forwardness, warmth and humor shares his knowledge to make you and the world even better. You can find him at http://www.advenire.com and runs a leadership forum at http://www.leadersforum.com.
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