What is Leader?
A '''leader''' is somebody whom people follow. A leader has [[authority]]. For people to accept a leader, his or her leadership must therefore be legitimate. [[File:ClintonMandela.jpg|thumb|Clinton with [[Nelson Mandela]]]]Because people follow a leader, the leader can make people do things. A leader can therefore make people work together towards a common [[goal]].<ref>Edwin A. Locke, ''The Essence of Leadership: The Four Keys to Leading Successfully'' (New York: Lexington Books; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1991), p. 2</ref> An example of a leader is the [[head of government]] of a country. People within the government ''follow'' the leader, and citizens look to the head of government for inspiration and guidance. Sometimes, when a head of government lacks legitimacy, people will stop following him or her. The head of government is therefore no longer able to lead properly. This may result in a new [[election]], or in worst case [[civil war]]. A group with no leader is called '''leaderless'''. == References == {{reflist}} ==Related page== *[[Charisma]] ==Other websites== *[http://www.in-mind.org/issue-5/the-vision-thing.html 'The Vision Thing': How Effective Leaders Cultivate and Co-ordinate Social Identity in Order to Promote Followership] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203195145/http://www.in-mind.org/issue-5/the-vision-thing.html |date=2008-02-03 }} *[https://www.jivansutra.com/success/leader-meaning-in-hindi/ Leadership Qualities] {{commonscat|Leaders}} {{Politics-stub}} [[Category:Politics]] [[de:Führung]]