As an exercise in clarifying my thoughts, I created definitions for the words lead and leadership:
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lead
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- v. To influence people to freely serve a shared purpose.
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leadership
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- n. The process of influencing people to freely serve a shared purpose. (The process of leading.)
How well does this definition fit your idea of leadership? What’s your definition?
[Update July 15: Shortened “ongoing process” to “process.” I think the word process implies ongoing.]
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This is an excellent definition. I’ve never formally defined leadership in my own glossary, but this is how I would have defined it if I had. This definition is there now!