Definition:
Leadership is the process of influencing the behaviour of others to work willingly and enthusiastically for achieving predetermined objectives/goals.
Why understanding leadership and being a good leader so important in today's world?
1. For motivating employees/team.
2. For creating confidence.
3. For building morale.
All the above become very critical for our day today working and performance. There are many theories of leadership like behavioral theory, trait theory, situational theory etc. These theories have different views on leadership.
For instance trait theory believes that there are traits like physical appearance, intelligence, self confidence, sociability, enthusiasm etc which makes a successful leader. There are learnings from every theory which helps an individual to understand and develop leadership qualities to become successful.