13 Leadership

Target Skill

Leadership Skill: the ability to direct the behavior of others toward the accomplishment of objectives

Objectives

To help build my leadership skill, when studying this chapter, I will attempt to acquire:

  1. A working definition of leadership

  2. An understanding of early approaches to leadership

  3. An appreciation for more recent approaches to leadership

  4. Insights into how leaders should make decisions

  5. Hints on how leaders change organizations

  6. An understanding of how leaders should coach

  7. An appreciation for emerging leadership concepts

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