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Is leadership a creation in the minds of followers or are there inherent characteristics in leaders? Leadership is the relationship through which one-person influences the behaviours and activities of an organised group in its efforts towards goal setting and goal achievement. It seems that the main difference distinguishing the two is the fact that a leader tends to be someone who develops a vision and drives new initiatives in contrast with a manager who monitors progress towards objectives to achieve order and reliability. To begin with, we will concentrate on the Great Man Theory, which is a historical perspective based on the premise that the fate of society and organisations is in the hands of key, powerful idiosyncratic individuals who by the force of personality reach positions of influence from which they can direct and dominate the lives of others. Drucker highlights this point when he wrote that 'leadership cannot be...

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