Think Leadership Ideas: What is Leadership?

Think Leadership Ideas: What is Leadership? - I believe there is a definite answer to the perennial question, “what is leadership?” But it’s not one that follows conventional thinking. While there can seem to be as many concepts of leadership as there are writers and speakers on the subject, almost every book, or article, or presentation focuses on a unidimensional perspective of leadership that falls into one of five general categories. Leadership is most effectively understood from a multi-faceted perspective, not a unidimensional one - that we are best informed about leadership by looking at the five categories, or dimensions, as a whole. Taken together, they span roles, actions, and individual qualities to form a coherent and actionable concept of leadership. Let’s look at each of the five dimensions as they express differing definitions of leadership, then see how they hang together to inform us about leadership in the 21st century."