A skill set called leadership

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The Oxford dictionary defines a leader as one who has the principal part in something and one whose example is followed.  Subsequently, leadership is defined as a person who has the ability to be a leader.

Leadership has also been described as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task

Contra to popular belief, many successful leaders learned to follow great leaders before them and gained much needed knowledge in order to lead others. Thus, no one is born a great leader; instead leadership is a skill that is acquired.

All good leaders firstly figure out their own leadership style. They then better it in order to become great leaders. According to Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Open forum, Lynn Truong (www.openforum.com, 2011), ever leader should have four skills:

1. Leaders make decision- they are wise and decisive.
2. Leaders meet and greet their people.
3. Leaders establish a common purpose.
4. Leaders teach.

Philosophically, I believe a leader, particularly a good one, has a mentality of service. They understand that they occupy the positions they have because the people that put them their trusted them and their capabilities. It is thus important for a leader to acknowledge and live up to this responsibility.