Leader: Someone with the authority to affect the conduct of others; who have the responsibility of leading
A leader is somebody whom people follow.
A leader has authority. For people to accept a leader, his or her leadership must therefore be legitimate.
Because people follow a leader, the leader can make people do things. A leader can therefore make people work together towards a common goal.
An example of a leader is the head of government of a country. People within the government follow the leader, and citizens look to the head of government for inspiration and guidance. Sometimes, when a head of government lacks legitimacy, people will stop following him or her. The head of government is therefore no longer able to lead properly. This may result in a new election, or in worst case civil war.
A group with no leader is called leaderless.
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- 'The Vision Thing': How Effective Leaders Cultivate and Co-ordinate Social Identity in Order to Promote Followership Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Leadership Qualities
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