What Is Leadership?

Leadership means different things to different people. leadership is defined as the art of moving others to want to struggle for shared aspirations. Therefore, a leader is an individual who possesses the ability to encourage, motivate and/or influence others.

 

Leadership is not a person or a position. It is a complex moral relationship between people, based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good. Leadership is the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task, objective or project

Mahatma Gandhi was a very empowering and Visionary leader. Mahatma Gandhi was an empowering leader no only because he empowered all Indians on a salt march to corrupt the British economic system. Since he was pioneer of Satyagraha, he also inspired all Indians to understand and learn resistance through non-violent civil disobedience.  Gandhi was a visionary leader. He gave Indians a new spirit, a sense of self-respect and a feeling of pride in their civilization, he is something more than a mere politician. He is a great statesman and a man of vision.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was a successful leader of the African American civil rights movement in the United States. He was intelligent in the fact that he was able to lead African Americans in a nonviolent way to the advancement of civil rights. He was powerful and he used his power to influence the believers. Dr. King was educated receiving his Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University. Having strong verbal ability, perceptual ability, and reasoning appears to make one a better leader (Northouse, 2016). His verbal ability was extremely strong. The “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered during the march on Washington where he called for an end to racism. Over 40 years later the powerful speech lives on. Dr. King inspired many with his speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKimoybmEo

 Leadership is the behavior of an individual when he is directing the activities of a group toward a shared goal. (Hemphill )

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Warren G. Bennis

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What are the types of  Leadership?

There are many styles of leadership. The following is a list of the most common styles: 

· Autocratic: Top-down approach that usually includes the leader making most of the decisions alone.

· Participatory: Leader includes followers in decision making and other processes. 

· Delegatory: Leader often shares responsibilities with followers. 

· Charismatic: Leader is well-liked by followers and has much influence in the organization. 

· Democratic: A leader uses the opinion of the majority of the group when making decisions and when delegating responsibility. 

 

SEVEN  LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES TO LEARN FROM AN EAGLE

1.Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes.

They don't fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds. That means they 

Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company.

 

2.Eagles have an Accurate Vision. 

They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.

 

A good leader should have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacles and you will succeed.

 

 3.Eagles do not Eat Dead things. They Feed only on Fresh Prey. That reflect 

Eagles do not rely on their past success, keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. 

4. Eagles Love the Storm.

When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited, the eagle uses the storms wind to lift itself higher. When a good  leader Face his challenges, it   make him emerge stronger and better than he were. A good leader can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.  Achievers are not afraid of challenges or to rise to greater heights.  rather they relish them and use them profitably.

 

5. Eagles Prepare for Training;

They remove the feathers and soft grass in the nest so that the young ones get uncomfortable and  compel in preparation for flying and eventually flies/ when it becomes unbearable to stay in the nest. A good leader must Leave his Comfort Zone, there is No Growth there.

 

6. When the Eagle Grows Old,

His feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast and as high.  So, he retires to a place far away in the mountains. While there, he plucks out the weak feathers on his body and breaks its beaks and claws against the rocks until he is completely bare. Even though  It  is a very bloody and painful process. Then he stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, new beaks and claws and then he comes out flying higher than before. A good leader keen on occasionally need to shed off old habit no matter how difficult, things that burden us or add no value to our lives should be let go of.

7.Eagles are fearless and never surrender to the size or strength of its prey.  

No matter what the size of your problem—don’t give up.   Instead, face it.  Successful people are fearless!  They face problems head on.  The fear of failure and the opinion of others are two of the greatest fears a leader must overcome.  Afraid of failing is not the goal; it is the process of being successful.