Comments on: Definition of Leadership

By: Alexander Tiedemann

Alexander Tiedemann — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:16:00 +0000

In my opinion, great leadership is learned. Change is constant in this world! The people, their notions and their surroundings will continue to change from time to time. It must be difficult leading groups that you don’t know, that’s why you must learn who they are and how they live. You could learn all of those in a scholastic manners or through experiences. Both are good ways to attain great leadership skills.

By: Principal (le?) learning » Leadership thinking

Principal (le?) learning » Leadership thinking — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:21:33 +0000

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By: Amit

Amit — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:37:05 +0000

very well post mike. I have made my personal definition. i don't know if it sound logical or not but here it goes "leaders are the one who believes in what they do to such an extent that it inspire other to follow them."

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:04:56 +0000

Thanks for the comment Jackie. It sounds like your conference offers a great message to those in need of hearing it. I'm glad my post was of some value. Best wishes Jackie…

By: Jackie Cameron

Jackie Cameron — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:44:00 +0000

Thank you for writing this! It made me sit down and think…
Just yesterday I attended the opening of the second Columba 1400 Leadership Centre here in Scotland. I had the privilege to be part of a group there in 2003. The bottom line for C1400 is to help young people from “tough realities” to reflect on their personal leadership. For C1400 this is not a style as much as some areas for reflection ( they call it a “code”) and are
Awareness, Focus, Creativity, Integrity, Perseverance and Service. Understanding how I related to each of those helped me see what else was possible .

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:03:35 +0000

There is great wisdom in understanding the power of brevity. Well done and thanks for sharing…

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:02:42 +0000

Great catch Anna – Humor is something we could all use more of in our lives…

By: lightridr

lightridr — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:21:57 +0000

Great post, Mike. I've shortened my personal definition to: "I believe leadership is a human dynamic of energizing others to accomplish an intentional objective."

By: anna smith

anna smith — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:08:42 +0000

I just read an interview with Kent Williams, a team leader for Thomson Reuters. He says, “I work in technical support, and at the end of our busiest time of the year, I received a customer feedback card from a customer that stated I was only ‘average’ in my customer service. I showed this to my team, and they got a great laugh out of it.”
People in my life that I consider great leaders all have a sense of humor (even if it’s gallows humor). Your statement was also very funny: “If I were successful in my genetic engineering exercise I would no doubt have created a leader who would be driven crazy by emotional and intellectual conflicts.”

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:31:26 +0000

Brilliant – I agree completely with both sentiments. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.