BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Leader
- a business executive who possesses exceptional leadership qualities as well as management skills
- the most successful product or company in a marketplace
Wiktionary Definition for: Leader
- #One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor. Especially:
- Ex:(a) One who goes first.
- Ex:(b) One having authority to direct; a chief; a commander.
- Ex:(c) music A performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins.
- Ex:(d) nautical A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
- Ex:(e) engineering obsolete The principal wheel in any kind of machinery. (G. Francis)
- Ex:(f) A horse placed in advance of others; one of the forward pair of horses.
- Ex::'''Quotations'''
- Ex::* He forgot to pull in his leaders, and they gallop away with him at times. - Hare?
- Ex:(g) A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.
- Ex:(h) cattag fishing A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc.
- Ex:(i) cattag fishing A section of line between the main fly line and the snell, to which the snell of a fly hook is attached.
- Ex:(j) ''(Mining):'' A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one.
- #The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article.
- #''(Printing)''
- Ex:(a) A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.
- Ex:(b) ''(plural):''. a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number.
- # film A piece of blank film at the beginning of a movie to allow the film to be threaded in the projector.
Additional Resources
- Are You a Leader-Breeder?
- One trait that makes a leader great is his or her ability to hire and mentor high-potential individuals. Enter the leader breeder, who, unlike the leader blocker, has the emotional intelligence and uncanny sense required to attract, develop and retain talent, regardless of their academic background. This Ivey professor and...
- White papers 2006-05-01
- What Makes a Leader the Most
- Consistency - essentially a high emotional intelligence quotient, engendering trust and respect, and a belief in values are the qualities and abilities that a leader must have today. A leader must be guided by a moral compass and be driven by a moral imperative. A leader must also understand that,...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Adversity: What Makes a Leader the Most
- Every leader goes through passages, significant or even transformative personal and professional life experiences. Some passages are positive; others are upsetting, even damaging. For an organization, learning how to help a leader - or potential leader - negotiate these passages will deliver lasting and satisfying benefits. As this author states,...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Becoming A Great Follower - Perhaps A Leader
- From the executive summary: ‘In a world where everyone looks to leaders, the truth of the matter is that everyone cannot be a leader. However, and perhaps more important, behind every great leader is a cohort of great followers. So it is essential to focus on being a great follower...
- White papers 2003-05-02
- Nine Principles for Effective Leadership
- What is a leader? How does one become a leader? Whether one knows it or not, whether one believes it or not, they are a leader and an influencer. Their opinions are listened to and acted upon. The paper presents the nine principles that are going to help one make...
- White papers
- The Role of the Logistics Leader in Driving Supply Chain
- The purpose of this white paper is to discuss the unique characteristics of Logistics Leaders and the role they play in purchasing freight transportation. There are an infinite number of ways to describe a leader and for good reason, but there is essentially one reasonably universal definition of a leader,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- What's in a leader?
- The dictionary says that "to lead means to show the way." If that's the case, every one of us is a leader. I believe that being a leader requires having a vision the ability to anticipate or have foresight. Chances are, if your vision is clear and appealing, you may...
- White papers 1998-01-01
- Gaining The Skills Of A Leader
- From the executive summary: ‘Decision-making is the most important day-to-day job of a leader, involving resources, plans, mission, and goals. One can create a plan and turn it into a mission. The only way that one can make decisions well is by having right and accurate information. To make decisions,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- How to Grow as A Leader
- This article is about the responses of the top smartleaders and their statement regarding how they became a leader.In the fianl thought it is mentioned that a true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs...
- White papers 2000-03-26
- Are you a Manager or a Leader?
- To manage or to lead-that is the question faced by many managers. But alas--want does it mean to be a leader? Is being a leader significantly different than being a manager, and is it possible to manage and to lead at the same time? The skills to be a leader...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- Do You Have The Traits Necessary To Be A Leader?
- Being a leader is not a cakewalk. One ought to possess the quality traits that go into the making of a successful leader. Although, most people possess the inner talent of leading people, but very few are able to turn it into reality. A good leader must be able to...
- White papers 2000-06-09
- The 10 Golden Keys To Leadership Success
- A leader is an individual that guides an organization. People rally around the leader and are eager to follow him/her. The leader has the ability to step into the shoes of the subordinates. Following the pragmatic approach to a problem comes naturally to the leader. Effective leaders have the potential...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Promote Yourself By Promoting Your Leader
- The article tries to focus on what do successful leaders look for when they hire or promote people to front line supervisor, manager or even senior leadership positions. The same guidelines one must follow if he is the appointee and wants to serve and manage the leader successfully. Technical skills...
- White papers 2001-03-23
- The Effect of Leadership in a Public Bad Experiment
- With regard to globalor regional environmental problems, do countries that take unilateral actions inspire other countries to curtail emissions? In this paper this possibility is investigated by the use of a novel design of a laboratory public bad experiment with a leader. Twelve groups of five subjects played the game...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Leadership
- This presentation explains the trait approach, behavior approach, Fiedler’s contingency model, path-goal theory, Blake and mouton managerial grid, leader-member exchange theory, and leader-member exchange theory. Leader-Member Exchange Theory describes the different kinds of relationships that may develop between a leader and a follower and what the leader and the follower...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- The Leadership Role
- Demands and expectations of a business leader have never been higher. But just how does a leader develop winning strategies, execute them brilliantly and develop organizational capabilities and core competencies? This Ivey professor, who has written and consulted on leadership widely, discusses what every great leader needs to do, and...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Speeches and Writings : How to be a Leader
- What is leadership? The term gets thrown around a lot, but what is it really? What do leaders do which makes them leaders? Can leadership be learned? The answer to these questions is given in the article & offer some ideas on how one can develop leadership abilities. To be...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- What Makes a Leader?
- Leadership cannot be faked, say Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones. All the self-help books in the world won't make you a leader - but there are four characteristics you must have. Each leader is unique and it is that difference that others follow. There is no golden rule for top...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Mindfulness Begins at the Top
- The recognition that mindfulness begins with the leaders of the organization is of paramount importance to the success in the creation of the Mindful Corporation. The leader’s job is to run the company, to have the vision that creates and sustains the philosophy out of which the organization its leadership,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Be, Know, Do by Army Leadership
- Article talks about the good qualities and skills required by good leaders. It describes the qualities with the help of an example of army leadership. Leaders are entrusted with a great responsibility. This article is a tool to helps to answer the questions like how one can learn and embrace...
- White papers 2002-10-01
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