Define 'leadership'

[NotAllThere]

Funny, most books on leadership teach you how to become a leader overnight.

That's because the goal is to sell books, not create leaders.

Big gob and big stick is what you need. No doing the pots required.

You're confusing driving with leading.

[KentPhilip]

Let me hijack the thread by asking the question: Give some examples of living UK-based people who would be consider to exude great leadership.

Let me start with: Richard Branson

[hyperD]

Let me hijack the thread by asking the question: Give some examples of living UK-based people who would be consider to exude great leadership.

Let me start with: Richard Branson

Beards! It's beards! You need a beard to be a leader!

[xoggoth]

Or a strange moustache!

[SueEllen]

Beards! It's beards! You need a beard to be a leader!

Damn I knew I was going wrong somewhere.....

[MarillionFan]

Or a strange moustache!

That's a dictator. Is that the same?

[greenlake]

Funny, most books on leadership teach you how to become a leader overnight.

[scooterscot]

In layman terms and how can the skill be acquired?

You've got it backwards. A leader is defined by his or her followers.

You don't acquire the skill, people either follow you or they don't.

[MadDawg]

[CheeseSlice]

Shut it and finish that 'TPS' report

FTFY