We may not realize how important a leader can be.

They can calm, comfort,

excite or destroy a group of people whether great or small. What we can gather from
this is that leaders have a lot of influence over a people.

This brings us to our next question: What makes a good leader? To me, a leader
has many traits that make them able to lead a nation or small group of people. Some of
those traits are that they need to be able to listen to everyone and take their opinions
into consideration for the overall outcome. They also need to be honest, fair,
courageous, selfless, and not only intelligent, but also street smart.

Now we get to leadership and what it is. In the Webster’s Dictionary leadership is
defined as: the ability to lead. I believe in saying that leadership is a trait or quality in a
leader that gives them the ability to lead a people toward a common goal. I feel that a
true leader is one who will do it as a selfless act. He is one who will stand above the rest
and guide a people out of chaos and confusion to peace and understanding. The one
who has leadership will lead a group toward a goal that will benefit everyone, and not
just himself. If a leader is using a group for his own personal gain, it may eventually lead
to contention among the people. This can lead to the downfall of that group, or even
the leader himself.

Without leadership there is no leader; without a leader there are no followers;

without either leaders or followers, there is a lost and confused people.