The Purpose of Leadership
- Leadership is about having a vision, sharing that vision with others and providing direction
- Leaders can inspire and motivate others to work towards a common goal
- This contributes to the meeting of aims and objectives and supports the development of a motivated workforce
- This contributes to the meeting of aims and objectives and supports the development of a motivated workforce
- Leaders can inspire and motivate others to work towards a common goal
- Leaders must also be prepared to pursue a new direction, or even step aside, when circumstances change
- While some managers may be good leaders, not all leaders have a management role
- Employees will follow a manager's direction but may not be truly inspired to support the manager in achieving ambitious business goals
- Employees will follow a manager's direction but may not be truly inspired to support the manager in achieving ambitious business goals
- Leadership is necessary in many different contexts
- A leader in sport could be the captain of a national football or basketball team
- A political leader could be a president, leader of a political group or trade union