describe what a leadership is?
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no point explaining it to you....you will never learn it...or even understand it....\n\nso just follow me, RIGHT NOW, BEND DOWN, YES, SIT, STAY , HEEL....
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well,  it depends if they were close to me or not.  being a leader is something that i do in a job.  i try to be fair with friends and family. and I'm always open for suggestions, from co-workers and friends.  so if asked, i would just be more polite about my bossiness
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In general leadership style from the subordinate's perspective, can be of two types. Directive or Supportive.\n\nFor some persons, given a job that is well defined and if the steps are clearly outlined, they will go and complete it.\n\nWhereas for some other people, who are more inclined to do things there own way, the leadership should be more supportive. Here you outline the job goals, but the steps to do it are left to the individual to work out. They are more adept at that.
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I noticed most people seemed to answer with personality traits, but you asked about skills. That's what I'll discuss, then.\n\n1) Listening ability. A good leader/manager knows to keep their mouth shut when someone is talking. Most people are terrible listeners, and rather than actually listening to what the other person is saying, they are thinking about what they want to say. You learn nothing that way, and will never understand the situation being discussed. Listen first, think second, then speak. \n\n2) Method. Gut feelings are for frontline soldiers (I've been one, so I know) and parents (I'm one now). In business there is method. A good leader looks at problems as an opportunity and then applies a method of problem solving to improve things (including Root-Cause Analysis techniques). A good leader sets goals for their department/company with a methodical approach rather than 'instinct' and 'emotions'. Learn which methods work and which don't. Cling to (and develop) the former and run away from the latter.\n\n3) Feedback, feedback, feedback. This goes both ways. First, a good leader/manager asks for feedback from below and above...constantly. Where can the leader/manager improve? Where can their department/company improve? What is broke? What works? What can be done? What is being done that doesn't need to be done? Secondly, a good leader/manager provides feedback to his employees on a regular basis (even weekly, in my case) to help develop them into stronger, autonomous thinking persons who can solve their own problems and make the leader/manager look like a demi-god.\n\n4) Continue to develop leadership/management skills. Books, seminars, podcasts, and especially discussions with peers can make this goal happen.\n\nThis is a start. Hope it helps.
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A leader is someone who has a vision and the ability to convince others to follow that vision. A manager is someone who helps to implement and oversee the strategies and plans of a leader to make sure the vision is carried out.\n\nThink of the leader as the the "Captain of a Ship"...the captain determines the destination and has a vision of where the organization as a whole is going.  The manager might be thought of as "the first mate", they ensure that the leaders wishes are carried out, by assigning the crew specific actions to reach the goal and ensuring that they do their jobs.  The Captain/Leader charts the course and the First mate/manager carries out the actions needed to get to the destination.
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charisma--to influence others to follow\nwisdom--to know the right thing to do\nintegrity--to do the right thing\n\ni think a good leader has a mix of all of these characteristics.  here's an answer i gave earlier today\nabout the six pillars of character, it's very detailed, maybe more what you wanted...\nhttp://www.josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-2sixpillars.htm
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Start by becoming a great listener. Listen to the needs of your staff and clients. Listening is key to good leadership, because you have a working knowledge before making decisions.
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I think selflessness and leading by example are the keys.\n\nselflessness= doing more for your people than you would for yourself. Going out of your way to serve.\n\nleading by example=doing everything you preach, being the first in line to act as you say others should
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both - sometimes the ability to lead is a ingrained trait - and sometimes it is learned.  The best leaders, IMHO, are born that way\n\nAnd just because you are a "leader" doesn't make you a particularly good one.  Sometimes leaders are made that way because they happen to be in the right place at the right time.
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Unfortunately, neither the President nor Congress nor the Supreme Court leads the United States today. Leadership requires integrity, honesty, reliablity, intelligence, compassion and focus. What this country needs is real leadership, but as long as all we're electing is Republicans and Democrats, we ain't gonna see it!
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I'd say to lead is to take an active role, to direct others, and to make the decisions in a society.\n\nTo manage is more focussed on directing others, working with instead of over...etc.\n\nAs if you asked this question, lol.
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Leadership durability:\n- the time during which the chosen leader will be the best leader\n- leader trade ratio - the time people will put up with a certain (usually very badly functioning leader)
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It's just a personal drive to succeed.  There is no clear motivation or ambition that defines a leader, it is the overall person.  The fact that the person is working outside of their comfort zone shows forward thinking and the ability to lead.  It's hard to step forward and do something that we are not comfortable with.  Most people are followers.  It takes a special breed of person to be a leader.
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Organized, Open Minded, Hard working, Good people skills, Good communication, Multi tasker,Good leadership skills, Good verbal skills, optimistic views,and Fair. Hope this helps.
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I think it's a little bit of both.  It's a science because you have to manage finances, budget, efficiences but it's an art as well because you manage people and you can't treat people as just numbers on a ledger.  An effective manager is also a leader and leadership is definitely an art.
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The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says "I"; The leader says "WE". The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, "GO"; the leader says lets, "GO!
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Now that is what I call leadership!