Assignment on Contemporary Leadership

Running head: CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP
CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP
Name of Student
Name of the University
Author Note

CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP1
Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Discussion............................................................................................................................2
Evaluation of leadership characteristics, skills and knowledge.......................................2
Past failures of the leader and the way it has influenced their leadership skills and
characteristics..............................................................................................................................4
Development of the leadership skills and knowledge- Inborn leadership qualities Vs.
Acquired leadership qualities......................................................................................................5
Leadership methods of approachesemployed by them in their role as a business leader6
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................7
References............................................................................................................................7

CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP2
Introduction
Leadership refers to the ability of a person to lead and guide an individual or a group of
people towards achievement of a common objective. A good leader is a person who has a velar
vision, has integrity, is courageous, is honest and has a clear focus. Great leaders are the ones
who help their followers in reaching their goals (Aleksić, Škerlavaj & Dysvik, 2016). There are
different leadership methods or styles that is applied by the leaders for the purpose of providing a
direction, motivating people and implementing plans. The contemporary leader selected for the
purpose of this study includes Mark Zuckerberg the CEO and founder of Facebook. The main
aim of the paper is to evaluate theleadership characteristics of the chosen leader that has helped
in becoming successful in his life and that also led to some failures in his life (Banks et al.,
2016). The paper will discuss about the leadership characteristics, knowledge and skills of the
business leader, their past failures that has affected their leadership skills and characteristics,
how and when did the leader develop these skills and the leadership method or style adopted by
the leader.
Discussion
Evaluation of leadership characteristics, skills and knowledge
Some of the major skills of Mark Zuckerberg include- his equanimity, critical thinking,
problem solving, effective communication, assertiveness, mindfulness and vision. Mark
Zuckerberg has the skill of equanimity because he does not lose his calm or control even at time
of stressful situations. With the help of this skill, Mark Zuckerberg has been able to develop
better relationship with his staff and also colleagues. Mark Zuckerberg has always been
interested in going deeper or thinking more critically about an issue or ideas and he has had this