Leadership definition

Leadership is a term that is very hard to define and it has many meanings. But in its basic usage it represents two things. 1-It is a power one person has over a group of people. 2-And on the other hand it represents ability to accomplish tasks through others. 

Leaders can become Leader because they have Power or because they have Authority. Those are two different concepts that will be explained in some other post. But the main difference is that person who is a Leader can be that because of the position they have and that is simply it. He holds higher position and he is our superior and we obey his tasks. On the other hand, authority comes from a person, not the position that person has. They are simply good at doing something and that is why other people listen to them and follow them. Or they have good leadership skills and they stand out of the mass.

The first usage of term Leadership mentioned refers to a person that dominates other people in a certain group. This definition of Leadership simply implies that a leader is supposed to have dominating power over his subordinates. He is a person that is in charge of all things and he has the last say about things. This concept of Leadership is closely related to a position one holds and the power he has because of that position. It requires a group commitment from subordinates that they will obey the rules. This kind of leader does not necessarily has to have good leadership or interpersonal skills. 

The second usage of this term states that "Leadership is ability to accomplish tasks through others". This means that a leader can (but doesn't have to) hold some position but that him being a leader does not come from that position, but instead from his skills or his qualities and that people are ready to follow him because of that. This type of leadership focuses on achieving results. If a group of people were given an assignment to solve, and if they do not have a formal leader, who would be a leader? A leader in this case would be a person that steps out and organizes others in order to accomplish given goal. That person can step out on his own, but can also be promoted to leading position by other people from that group because they think he would be the best person for that task. He would tell people what to do, but they will follow and listen to him because they trust him, not because he has the power.

This is just some basic scratching the surface about leadership. Hope you have some clearer picture about what is stands for. I will soon get more detailed about Management and Leadership, some other Leadership theories, real life examples of Leaders and a lot more.