Leadership has been described as “a process of social influence
in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in
the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions
of leadership have also emerged. Leadership is "organizing a
group of people to achieve a common goal". The leader may or may
not have any formal authority. Studies of leadership have
produced theories involving traits, situational interaction,
function, behavior, power, vision and values, charisma, and
intelligence, among others. Somebody whom people follow:
somebody who guides or directs others. Early western history
The search for the characteristics or traits of leaders has been
ongoing for centuries. History's greatest philosophical writings
from Plato's Republic to Plutarch's Lives have explored the
question "What qualities distinguish an individual as a leader?"
Underlying this search was the early recognition of the
importance of leadership and the assumption that leadership is
rooted in the characteristics tha