Leadership Definitions From Four Experts:

• Peter Drucker: "The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers."
 

• John C. Maxwell: "leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less."

•  Warren Bennis:  "Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential."

• John W. Gardner: Leadership is the process of persuasion and example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to take action that is in accord with the leader’s purpose, or the shared purposes of all.”