As we have seen before,
leadership definition was shaped by the socio-historical moment,
changing from 1920s to the present time.
Lets see some of the definitions given for leadership.
Lawrence M. Miller states that leadership is the process
of creating clarity and consistency of direction
and making that direction important, exciting, and worthy to others.
Mats Alvesson states that leadership is not simply a process of acting
or behaving or a process of manipulating rewards.
It is a process of power-based construction and needs
to be understood in these terms.
And there's another definition of leadership, given by House,
Hanges, Javidan, and some others, as the ability to influence, motivate
and allow others to contribute to the effectiveness and success
of the organization of which they are members.
In general, we can say that the most widely used definitions
are always centered in the leader as an individual,
in the leader behavior, in the effects of this leadership,
and in the interaction leader-worker.
We can say that finding a proper and unique definition
or a "true" definition of leadership is kind of futile.