Leadership liderazgo

Definition, leaders vs.

Definition, leaders vs managers, followership, leadership and comunication styles

Definición, lideres vs gerentes, seguimiento, liderazgo y estilos de comunicación

What is leadership and how does it relate to communication? Some people say that leadership is
not something performed by “common” people, but only by those heading countries or political
parties, or chairing boards or working as the CEOs of large organizations. They see leadership as
only a top-level and grand-scale activity, but the authors’ view is that throughout our lives we will
all find ourselves in situations that require us to take the lead. At work we may be asked to
organize a meeting, workshop, or conference; at home we may decide to organize a family
reunion; at school we may help launch a new activity for our fellow-students; in the street we may
witness an accident and want to assist those involved. These are just a few illustrations of
situations which would require us to take the lead, and thus leadership skills are relevant to us all,
no matter what our level, and a crucial leadership skill is that of communication. This text
considers communication skills we can all use both in leadership and followership roles and in
both grand-scale and everyday situations.