After years of research and numerous studies on such matter have outline some of the distinguishing characteristics of a leader.

While it would be almost impossible to come up with a definitive, all encompassing definition for the word 'leader,' after years of research and numerous studies on such matter have outline some of the distinguishing characteristics of a leader. Leaders are individuals who, by their actions, facilitate the movement of a group of people (termed followers) toward a common goal. By this definition we see that an essential characistis of any leader, is an …

…it might be logical to conclude that leaders who demonstrated development-oriented behaviors are more likely to be the most successful leaders. This however is only partially true. As mentioned before successful leaders are those whose leadership styles are compatible with the characteristics of their following, as well as the context under which they must lead. And so while many situations may call for leaders to demonstrated development-oriented behaviors, development-oriented behaviors will not always effectively work.