Problem: Business Management
Examine the leadership definitions below (in blue). All definitions are by prominent leadership scholars. There are no right or wrong definitions. Then answer the questions below.
• Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes.
• Leadership is directing and coordinating the work of group members.
• Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an organized group in its effort toward goal setting and goal achievement.
• Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations.
• Leadership is the process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner.
• Leadership is the engagement of others such that leaders and followers transform each other, raising the level of aspiration and morality for purposes which are mutually beneficial.
Task
o Tell us your top 2 "favorite" definitions and why? What are the words, phrases, ideas, etc. that make these the top definitions for you.
o What would you rank as your 2 least "favorite" definitions? Why?
o Add any additional comments about any of the other 2 definitions that you did not discuss above or general comments about this process of analyzing leadership definitions.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.