Introduction to Leadership

By Asher Sampson

Leadership is a hands-on proficiency that involves an individual or an organization's capacity to lead other organizations, individuals, or teams. Key characteristics associated with leadership include authenticity, character strengths, assertiveness, dominance, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy for leadership, self-monitoring, and self-motivation. Qualities including tactical and technological knowledge, as well as cultural and geopolitical awareness, are often linked to leadership. The leadership style refers to how a leader provides direction, motivates people, and implements plans, typically influenced by the leader's personality, experience, and philosophy. Leadership styles can be classified as autocratic or authoritarian, paternalistic, participative or democratic, task-oriented, relationship-oriented, and laissez-faire or free-rein. The topics included in this book on leadership are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Such selected concepts that redefine leadership have been presented herein. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FH64SCQJ
• ISBN13: 9798888361658
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Larsen and Keller Education
• Length: 237 Pages