Leadership

What it means to be a leader differs to people. There have been many theories on leadership and historical leaders that people try to emulate. Studies have found that the term leadership is broad. Nevertheless, they have found that the common denominator in the definition of leader. A leader is someone that has “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.”- (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 339). There are many managers that think they are leaders but that would not necessarily be true. Although the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, a manager is “an individual who achieves goals through other people.”- (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 340). All leaders are managers but not all managers are true leaders. After further analysis, one will come to realize that there are strategic, ethical, legal, and organizational concepts that must be taken into account if a leader is to be effective. Furthermore, as Christians we must be mindful of what we do. A Christian leader should heed the advice of the wise and never compromise their integrity.
There have been theories and debates about whether leaders are born or created. Trait theories of leadership has discovered that many of history’s greatest leaders have some common denominators. According to these theories charismatic, enthusiastic and courageous people are more effective leaders. Meanwhile, behavior theories argue that leadership can be developed. Citing that leaders can effectively lead using learned techniques such as consideration and initiating structures. These leadership styles are effective and do not need to have the personality traits that are prescribed in trait theories. – (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 179-181). There have been managers that have all the ideal personality traits according to trait theories, but lack the will to govern