From the course; I learn that leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. It involves several elements, like, influence, followers, shared purpose, change, personal responsibility and integrity, intention. Here, we have to pay attention to the word “influence”, it means that the relationship among people is not passive; however, also inherent in this definition is the concept that influence is multidirectional and noncoercive. So from this point of view, Napoleon was a good leader in terms of making people follow him. He was a brilliant military leader in that he knew how to win battles, and the human psychology that leads to military and political success. But to become a good leader, it is far not enough to only master the power of influence. Napoleon was still not perfect, but in the world who is perfect?
In the past, I was easily confused with “management” and “leadership”. As management can be defined as the attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and