OL140 Chapter Chapter #1: OL 140 - Chapter #1 - Understanding leadership
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Ol 140 - chapter #1 - understanding leadership. What it takes to be a leader. More than 100 different definitions of leadership. A trait is a distinguishing quality of an individual which is often inherited. Each potential leader brings leadership qualities to the table. Some people believe that people are born with leadership traits. Effective leadership results when the leader engages the right traits in the right place at. Traits have particular situational demands the right time. A person who has leadership ability is able to be a leader and has the capacity to lead. The term ability can frequently refer to the natural capacity, ability can be required. In leadership some people have the natural ability to lead while others develop their leadership abilities through hard work and practice. John wooden implemented four laws of learning; explanation, demonstration, imitation, and reputation. As a skill , leadership is competency developed to accomplish a task effectively.
