3 Leadership and fitness

Influence of nutrition and physical activity

Selene Irisais Rivera Hernández

DOI: 10.4324/9781003371335-3

Leadership

A set of pictorial representations shows the correlation between leadership and wellness. In the first picture, a leader stands on the dais and speaks to followers, with a raised arm. In the second picture, a vector illustration of nutrition shows a variety of vegetables, flours, and meals. In the third picture, a man and a woman wear fitness clothes and work out using dumb-bells. In the fourth picture, a person hugs a teddy bear and sleeps peacefully.

Figure 3.1 Relationship between leadership and wellness. Resource made with CANVA.

Leadership is a process by which an individual can influence a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. To execute these processes, leaders must apply a series of knowledge and leadership skills that can be born or well developed over time. Previously, it was considered that leaders were born and not made; however, leadership can be learned, although it is important to highlight that the skills and knowledge that ...

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