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Leadership,
–noun
1. the position or function of a leader: He managed to maintain his
leadership of the party despite heavy opposition.
2. ability to lead: She displayed leadership potential.
3. an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction: They prospered
under his leadership.
4. the leaders of a group: The union leadership agreed to arbitrate.
 
Sources:
American Psychological Association (APA):
leadership. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved
January 07, 2009, from Dictionary.com website:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leadership
 
Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
leadership. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random
House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leadership
(accessed: January 07, 2009).
 
Modern Language Association (MLA):
"leadership." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 07
Jan. 2009. .
 
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
Dictionary.com, "leadership," in Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1).
Source location: Random House, Inc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leadership. Available:
http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: January 07, 2009.
 
Our definition of leadership is someone who is able to live each day
according to the 9 principled-centered values of being a leader who is
able to influence with integrity. To unpack this further, when we say
"live each day" we are looking at it through the three major roles
that almost all of us play daily; i.e. personal, people, and
professional. Briefly, "personal" means our relationship with self;
"people" is our relationship with others; and "professional" is our
relationship with our colleagues, partners, clients, and the like.
The "9 principled-centered" values are SERVES ALL (self-discipline,
empathy, rectitude, vision, engage, synergy, abundance, leverage, and
legacy). "Leader" is someone who works on the T.E.A.M. approach,
meaning s/he will examine issues in this order; Mindset, Attitude,
Effort, and Targets. "Influence" can happen easily only when we have
gained the trust of others; and for that to happen, we will need to
have both Competency & Character (c.f. Stephen M.R. Covey). And
finally, "integrity" is guided by our compass or our conscious, which
is aligned to rectitude.
 
Hence, when we talk about leadership is not about being served, but to serve.

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