Leadership is the ability to influence others. As simple as my definition of leadership is, the act of effective leadership requires skill and has lasting implications to its recipients. I have always been passionate about leadership. Long before I understood the theory and data, I observed very early the effect of effective and competent leadership….
Leadership is a matter of influence. I first realised this in a profound way when I was growing up in Nigeria. I am the eldest child in our family (as was my father) and come from a high-achieving Nigerian background. Anyone from a similar background will fully appreciate the weight of responsibility that goes with…
Jobeda Ali Leadership is not something that can be taught. It can only be learned by observing people who are already leaders. Even aspirations to be a leader come from observing leaders. I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘natural leader’, rather, leadership is an inherited idea, a meme. That’s why people…