Reply to: Define 'leadership'

[hyperD]

And remember: a holier-than-thou attitude really turns a team into a strong, fighting unit.

Normally amongst themselves and the pious "leader".

[Doggy Styles]

Leadership is identifying what configuration of three pine poles and some rope will overcome the challenge, that's what I was taught at NCO school anyway.

Also if in doubt, shout, preferably with a few expletives and question the receipents parentage.

'Empires aren't maintained by timidity' ( Tacitus)

Parts of Marconi were like that as well.

[Gibbon]

Leadership is identifying what configuration of three pine poles and some rope will overcome the challenge, that's what I was taught at NCO school anyway.

Also if in doubt, shout, preferably with a few expletives and question the receipents parentage.

'Empires aren't maintained by timidity' ( Tacitus)

[mickey]

Leadership is what they don't teach on the IT Manager training that most permies seem to think is the only way to climb the greasy pole.

As if there are alternatives for the permies?

[MarillionFan]

Yes they do. If not who are they leading? Is the moon there when no one is looking.

Go and put the kettle on.

And then finish those pots, they won't do themselves

[Freamon]

Leadership is what they don't teach on the IT Manager training that most permies seem to think is the only way to climb the greasy pole.

Most places I've been have hundreds of IT Managers (mostly the ones who couldn't hack it as developers), and they are great at minute-taking, meeting scheduling, action logging and chasing people down. But they have no idea what needs to be done.

[scooterscot]

no.
a leader does not have to have followers.

Yes they do. If not who are they leading? Is the moon there when no one is looking.

Go and put the kettle on.

[EternalOptimist]

no.
a leader does not have to have followers.

a judas lamb has followers.

a leader is someone who takes the lead. You stand up and say 'ooh, this needs doing' and you start doing it

[CheeseSlice]

Shut it and finish that 'TPS' report

FTFY

[MadDawg]

[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.

[greenlake]

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

[MarillionFan]

Or a strange moustache!

That's a dictator. Is that the same?

[SueEllen]

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

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

[xoggoth]

Or a strange moustache!