Meaning and Components

of Leadership
Jezaneth C. Reyes
A review of these definitions shows that
leadership is perceived and described as
any or a combination of the following
elements:

1. As an act or behavior;
2. As an effect of interaction;
3. As the exercise of influence;
4. As a form of persuasion;
5. As the act of inducing compliance;
6. As a power relation;
7. As a focus of group processes;
8. As an instrument of goal achievement;
9. As the initiation of structure;
10. As a differentiated role;
11. As personality and its effects;
12. As an attribute of a position; and
13. As an art.