Comprehensive Leadership Lecture Notes (Weeks one to eleven)
Comprehensive Leadership Lecture Notes (Weeks one to eleven)
Week one: Foundations of Leadership
Concept of Leadership
Concept of Leadership
Definition: Leadership is an influencing process between leaders and followers aimed at achieving specific objectives.
Interaction: It is a process of interaction rather than just a personality trait.
Components: Northouse identifies four common components: Process, Influence, Group Context, and Goal Attainment.
Contemporary View: An interaction among leaders, followers, and the environment leading to commitment towards collective goals.