The Power of Leadership - Introduction

What is Leadership?

Leadership is about standing up for what you believe in. It is the pinnacle of influence and the ability to change things around them. Leadership is important and a very real part of our lives. Look around you and you will see many leaders. The question is, can you be that leader in your own unique way?

Who can be a Leader?

Are leaders born or bred? Who determines if we can be a leader? Or maybe we say "I'm not cut out to be a leader." These are all barriers that stop us from achieving our potential. Leaders are not born, they never were. People become leaders because they stood up for what they believed in. If there is something that means alot to you and you feel its worth fighting for, then you are a leader. Everyone who has a dream can be a leader.

Why is it important for society to have leaders?

If I say that everyone can be a leader and if everyone wants to be a leader, then where have all the followers gone? Can there be such a thing as too many leaders? Yes, and No. If Followers were like Cats that we keep as pets and Leaders were like Tigers roaming free who would you rather have on your team? A group of cats led by a tiger or a group of tigers led by a cat? It would seem that a group of cats led by a tiger is more dangerous then the latter simpily because of the power of an effective leader. But is one leader good enough? Imagine a group of tigers led by a tiger. What power and might this group would have to achieve great things. Each one can be a leader in his or her own way and everyone has to believe in the same objectives as the leader. Only then a group can be such as tigers led by a tiger.

The Power that comes with leadership

Leadership is also paired with power and influence. Sometimes people abuse this leadership and manipulate others. This tells us that Power and Responsibility goes hand in hand. It is important that we set a positive mindset so that we can become effective leaders. It is unavoidable that we encounter situations where our morals are tested but it is in overcoming them that we become stronger in our leadership.


In the following chapters of THE EFFECTIVE LEADER - The Power of Leadership, we will touch on many topics such as the Powers of Leadership, Security in Leadership, Skills to Influence not Manipulate and Using Leadership to Create Change.