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In reply to the discussion: President Obama looks to be going all in with a campaign against economic inequality [View all]FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)40. process of social influence
Leadership has 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".[1]
Theories
Leadership is "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". The leader may or may not have any formal authority. Students of leadership have produced theories involving traits,[2] situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and values,[3] charisma, and intelligence, among others.
Early history
The search for the characteristics or traits of leaders has been ongoing for centuries. History's greatest philosophical writings from Plato's Republic to Plutarch's Lives have explored the question "What qualities distinguish an individual as a leader?". Underlying this search was the early recognition of the importance of leadership and the assumption that leadership is rooted in the characteristics that certain individuals possess. This idea that leadership is based on individual attributes is known as the "trait theory of leadership".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership
Theories
Leadership is "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". The leader may or may not have any formal authority. Students of leadership have produced theories involving traits,[2] situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and values,[3] charisma, and intelligence, among others.
Early history
The search for the characteristics or traits of leaders has been ongoing for centuries. History's greatest philosophical writings from Plato's Republic to Plutarch's Lives have explored the question "What qualities distinguish an individual as a leader?". Underlying this search was the early recognition of the importance of leadership and the assumption that leadership is rooted in the characteristics that certain individuals possess. This idea that leadership is based on individual attributes is known as the "trait theory of leadership".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership
Your not winning too much support are you
ever wonder why ??
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President Obama looks to be going all in with a campaign against economic inequality [View all]
bigtree
Jan 2012
OP
IIRC the President set up a seminar on "insourcing" (bringing jobs back) recently
CJCRANE
Jan 2012
#44
Edit: Woo Me, I apologize for posting the snark I posted here earlier today.
emulatorloo
Jan 2012
#47
So he wants to parrot #Occupy ideology while accepting coporate donations?
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2012
#42