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Week 12: Basic approaches to leadership
Leadership is an interpersonal process in which influence is exercised in a social system for the achievement of organizational goals by others”.
Researchers agree on two characteristics of leadership. First, leadership involves exerting influence over other members of a group or organization. Second, leadership involves helping a group or organization achieve its goals. Leaders of a group or organization are the individuals who exert such influence.