Definition of a Leader

A leader is "a person who influences a group of people

towards the achievement of a goal". A mnemonic for this
definition would be 3P's - Person, People and Purpose as
illustrated by the following diagram.

Person

Is leadership a position of office or authority? Or, is leadership an ability in the sense that
he is a leader because he leads? We all may know or hear of people who are in positions
of leadership but who are not providing leadership. A position of office is no guarantee of
leadership but it helps in the sense that a leadership position usually commands a
listening ear from its people and that is a good starting point for anyone who desires to be
a leader.

A leader by its meaning is one who goes first and leads by example, so that others are
motivated to follow him. This is a basic requirement. To be a leader, a person must have
a deep-rooted commitment to the goal that he will strive to achieve it even if nobody
follows him!

Joshua was such a man. He was publicly appointed to succeed Moses (Num 27:12-23).
The goal was to lead the Hebrews cross over the Jordan and take the land (Josh 1:1-2) ...
and that was he what he did. In his old age, there remained much land to be possessed. In
Josh 24:15, Joshua summoned all Israel to gather at Shechem and challenged them to
serve the Lord, putting before them his commitment ...

Purpose

A requirement for leadership is personal vision - the ability to visualize your goal as an
accomplished fact; a thing already achieved.
"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an
uncertain trumpet."
Theodore M. Hesburgh
How do you become a leader with a purpose? You need guidance (Prov 3:5-6) and you
will get it through meditation on the Word of God.
Thinking Skills

The next requirement is the realization that the goal cannot be achieved alone, without
the help of others. Is there a natural grouping of people from whom you can elicit help?
Or do you have to recruit your followers? In the latter, you face a greater challenge. But
whatever the situation, the leader must integrate his (or the organization's) goal with his
followers’ personal goals and then communicates this goal in such a way that they
embrace it too and the goal becomes a common goal.
 The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the
visionary and the idealist.
Eric Hoffer
In communicating your goal, bear in mind that it should meet the following criteria:

Achievable ... realistic yet faith stretching

Inspiring ... challenging your people to give of their best
Measurable ... quantifiable
Shared ... declaring your conviction in and commitment to the goal

People
He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.

Anonymous
To be a leader, one must have followers. To have followers, one must have their trust.
How do you win their trust? Why would others trust you? Most important, are you
worthy of their trust?

Why are some individuals more effective than others at influencing people?
Effectiveness in leadership has been attributed to (1) persuasion skills, (2) leadership
styles and (3) personal attributes of the leader. We will explore these further in another
article or two. Now, we will consider one critical element of leadership (influence) - love
for people.

When Moses encountered two Hebrews fighting with each other, he tried to act as a
peacemaker but they turned on him and questioned his authority over them, "Who made
you ruler and judge over us?" (Exo 2:13-14). Yet some 40 years later, the Hebrews came
to Moses with all their disputes and problems that he was kept busy from morning till
evening (Exo 18:13-16). What had changed? Among many things, Moses led the
Hebrews across the Red Sea and when the people could not drink the bitter water, Moses
cried out to the Lord for a solution (Exo 15:22-25). What had not changed was Moses'
identification with the Hebrews and his love for them.

When people are convinced of your love for them and that you always have their interests
upon your heart, they trust you and they will follow you up the highest mountain and into
the deepest sea.
Question for Discussion

We often hear of some leaders are task-oriented or goal-oriented and others are people-
oriented. As a leader, if you have to choose between people or purpose, what will you
choose? Of course, real-life leadership is not so clearly defined in terms either or and in
reality, a compromise is possible. But for the sake of discussion, what will you choose?
Why?
Definition:
What is leadership? A simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of
motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.

This definition of leadership, I think, captures the leadership essentials of inspiration and
preparation. Effective leadership is based upon ideas, but won't happen unless those ideas
can be communicated to others in a way that engages them.

Put even more simply, the leader is the inspiration and director of the action. He is the
person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and leadership skills
that makes others want to follow his direction.

In business, leadership is welded to performance. Those who are viewed as effective

leaders are those who increase their company's bottom lines.

To further confuse the definition of leadership, we tend to use the terms "leadership" and
"management" interchangeably, referring to a company's management structure as its
leadership, or to individuals who are actually managers as the "leaders" of various
management teams.

I am not saying that this is a bad thing, just pointing out that leadership involves more. To
be effective, a leader certainly has to manage the resources at her disposal. But leadership
also involves communicating, inspiring and supervising - just to name three more of the
primary leadership skills a leader has to have to be successful.

Is a leader born or made? While there are people who seem to be naturally endowed with
more leadership abilities than others, I believe that people can learn to become leaders by
improving particular leadership skills.

As I say in 5 Keys to Leadership for Small Business, "Leadership is a winning

combination of personal traits and the ability to think and act as a leader, a person who
directs the activities of others for the good of all. Anyone can be a leader..."

fol·low·er :
n.
1. One who subscribes to the teachings or methods of another; an adherent: a follower of
Gandhi.
2. A servant; a subordinate.
3. A fan; an enthusiast.
4. One that imitates or copies another: A successful marketing campaign will have many
followers.
5. A machine element moved by another machine element.

follower n
1. a person who accepts the teachings of another; disciple; adherent a follower of Marx
2. an attendant or henchman
3. an enthusiast or supporter, as of a sport or team
4. (esp formerly) a male admirer
5. Rare a pursuer
6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a machine part that derives its motion by
following the motion of another part

What is a follower? The Webster dictionary describes a follower as a person that

follows the opinions or teachings of another. Is this the true meaning of a follower?

Another definition of a follower: A person who takes into account the teachings of
another person. A follower is a person who creates the mood in the surrounding
atmosphere. A follower sometimes knows as much or more about a subject than the
leader.

A follower is the listener that absorbs what is being said or done and then follows the
suggestion of the leader.

Are you living your passion? Your passion is what you have always wanted to
pursue. Pursuing your passion may take time and money, but are you willing to give
up on your passion because of money or time?

Living your passion gives you the confidence of being the person you want to be.
Living your passion enhances your lifestyle and the lifestyle of those around you.
Living your passion is what keeps you motivated to reach a higher level in your life.

In order to live your passion, you must define your passion, reach for your desires,
and then live your passion!

Follow your dreams! You are your dreams, you are your thoughts, you are your very
existence. It is your life. Are you following your dreams?

It may take days, months, or years to determine what your true dreams are. You
may wake up one morning and realize that the life that you are leading is not the life
that you had dreamed for yourself.

Following your dreams can be as easy as defining where you want to be, creating
your own destiny, and pursuing those dreams with the determination to succeed!

You may not aspire to be a CEO, vice president, or a director of an organization, but
chances are, you may find yourself in a position in which you will have an influence
on others. That’s leadership.

You may feel as though you are not the one who everyone listens to, but you are.
You are the Leader.

We live our Passion everyday in the small things we do.

Your Dreams are yours and no one can take them away. Always follow your
Dreams!
jokar
English Meaning of Roman Hindi word jokar - जोकर  (jokar, zokar) from our Hindi -
English Dictionary

1) 
joker  (noun) 

Meaning/Origin of Baby Name - "Ghulam"

Ghulam 
The name Ghulam is a baby
boy name. The baby name Ghulam orginated as an African name.
In African, the name Ghulam means- slave servant.

Name Information

Gender: Baby Boy Name 

Origin: Africa
Meaning: slave servant

slave
  Show Spelled [sleyv] Show IPA noun, verb, slaved, slav·ing.
noun
1. a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
2. a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: a slave to a drug.
3. a drudge: a housekeeping slave.
4. a slave ant.
5. Photography . a subsidiary flash lamp actuated through its photoelectric cell when the
principal flash lamp is discharged.
EXPAND
6. Machinery . a mechanism under control of and repeating the actions of a similar
mechanism. Compare master ( def. 19 ) .
COLLAPSE verb (used without object)
7. to work like a slave; drudge.
 8. to engage in the slave trade;  procure, transport, or sell slaves.

World English Dictionary

slave  (sleɪv)
 
—n
1. a person legally owned by another and having no freedom of action or right to
property
2. a person who is forced to work for another against his will
3. a person under the domination of another person or some habit or influence: a slave
to television
4. a person who works in harsh conditions for low pay
slave [sleɪv]
n
1. (Law) a person legally owned by another and having no freedom of action or right to
property
Noun1.slave - a person who is owned by someone

2.slave - someone who works as hard as a slave