Leadership: Efficiency and Impact

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A Brief Idea on Leadership
Leadership is the idea that can be explained in various ways. While one can say it is a
position of power and authority, others consider it as a psychological phenomenon. However,
leadership can be briefly stated as the ability of an organism to use his or her cognitive,
intellectual and experiential knowledge to direct the others and guide them towards a specific
direction. The leadership requires a well – developed aspect of communication and looks at
the various ways one can be at the base community levels of equality and communicate with
the respective people. Leadership is not the ability displayed by an individual but a collective
property that depicts a collective ability and shapes an organization. Again, influencing a
mass and enabling them to produce works that depict achievements depend on a multitude of
factors. Grint et al. (2016) also added to the perception of leadership, explaining it as a desire
for attaining power and authority in a lot of cases. However, it is an obscure desire that is
intractable. Leadership attracts universal attention and remains as an integral part of the
human life in the rural and tribal cultures (Hackman and Johnson 2013).
Characteristics of a Leader
A leader is a person who portrays the following qualities:
 A leader is a person who works his or her way up to collaborate and delves into the
aspect of community development.
 A leader looks forward to develop a persuasive approach where he or she is able to
understand and represent the voice of the group or team or community that the
respective person leads. It looks forward to focus on the three P’s of Person, Purpose
and People.
 A leader not only looks at the development of the organization, team or community
but also on the development of the individual, present in a group.