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Revision as of 16:20, 5 August 2011
A leader is one or more people who selects, equips, trains, and influences one or more follower(s) who have diverse gifts, abilities, and skills and focuses the follower(s) to the organization’s mission and objectives causing the follower(s) to willingly and enthusiastically expend spiritual, emotional, and physical energy in a concerted coordinated effort to achieve the organizational mission and objectives.
Source(s)
Winston, B. E. and Patterson, K. (2006) An Integrative Definition of Leadership. International Journal of Leadership Studies: Vol. 1 Iss. 2, pp. 6-66, ISSN 1554-3145
Discussion
Many definitions of leader exist such a the simple Merriam-Webster definition of "a person who leads as a guide, conductor." However, more complete and elucidative definition serves