leadership
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px| An APEC leader setting the tone for the 2013 APEC CEO summit with an opening speech Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations.
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Leadership is the ability of an individual, group, or organization to influence or guide others. It matters because leaders help direct people and teams toward shared goals and outcomes.
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Research
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66 sectionsContents
- Historical views
- Theories
- Early Western history
- Rise of alternative theories
- Reemergence of trait theory
- Attribute pattern approach
- Behavioral and style theories
- Positive reinforcement
- Situational and contingency theories
- Functional theory
- Integrated psychological theory
- Transactional and transformational theories
- Leader–member exchange theory
- In-group members
- Out-group members
- Emotions
- Neo-emergent theory
- Constructivist analysis
- Ontological-phenomenological model
- Leadership emergence
- Assertiveness
- Authenticity
- Big Five personality factors
- Birth order
- Character strengths
- Dominance
- Emotional intelligence
- Intelligence
- Self-efficacy for leadership
- Self-monitoring
- Social motivation
- Narcissism, hubris and other negative traits
- Absentee leader
- Willingness to participate
- Leadership styles
- Autocratic or authoritarian
- Participative or democratic
- Laissez-faire or free-rein leadership
- Task-oriented
- Relationship-oriented
- Paternalism
- Transactional and Transformational Leadership
- Gender and leadership
- Performance
- Measuring leadership
- Traits
- Contexts
- International and global leadership
- Organizations
- Management
- Group
- Biology and evolution of leadership
- Myths
- Leadership is innate
- Leadership is possessing power over others
- Leaders are positively influential
- Leaders entirely control group outcomes
- All groups have a designated leader
- Group members resist leaders
- Action-oriented environments
- Critical thought
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Other sources
- External links
thumb|right|200px| An APEC leader setting the tone for the 2013 APEC CEO summit with an opening speech Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations.
"Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the concept, sometimes contrasting Eastern and Western approaches to leadership, and also (within the West) North American versus European approaches.