Winston and Patterson (2006) integrative definition of leadership is an excellent definition of leadership. Thus, Hitler also fits the definition only the most important ingredient is missing from Hitler leadership, which would be the presence of the Lord. There as been an enormous amount of information on the definition of leadership however, Bass (1990) argues that Leadership has been the focus of group processes, as a personality attribute, as the art of inducing compliance, as an exercise of influence, as a kind of act, as a form of persuasion, as a power relation, as an instrument in the attainment of goals, as an effect of nitration, as a differentiated role, and as the initiation of structure (20). Definition of followership. According …show more content…
This leadership definition in the 21st century leadership will adapt to the times because of all the different types of jobs and careers evolving. These new responsibilities will need a new type of leadership. Hence, the models will be somewhat the same but slightly different. In an article in Time magazine wrote this about leader, Mayor Giuliani, “For having more faith in us than we had in ourselves, for being brave when required and rude where appropriate and tender without being trite, for not sleeping and not quitting and not shrinking from the pain all around him (Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of the …show more content…
(2) are unclear about the link between their jobs and their companies’ objectives. (3) rate their companies poorly when it comes to managing business change. Hence, leadership needs to take notice as they may become obsolete like many other organizations in the past. Conclusion From the research gathered it appears that the definition of leadership and followership has become polysemy. In the Merriam-Webster dictionary the word polysemy is define, in one of the more extreme polysemous developments, a word can take on an opposite meaning, as (dust the (v) can mean to clean up small particles (dust the furniture) or to apply small particles (dust the Bundt cake with powdered sugar) Whereas, in leadership and followership; the follower becomes the leader such as Mordechai and Esther, in the book of Esther. However, it is viable to consider, the argument of Machiavelli (1950) “wise men say, and not without reason, that whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of the preceding times” (p. 530). The definition of leadership and followership has been defined by many however, the quest of more definitions is to come because of technology and