Mission-driven leadership

Abstract

The meaning of the term “leadership” has changed significantly since the early twentieth century. The leadership literature has gradually abandoned the personality-centric conception of the leader to include the person or people who are led. In recent years, leadership has been defined as a “relationship of influence” in which both leaders and followers play an important role.¹ This approach focuses on the relationship a leader builds with his followers. Various modern leadership models belong within this relational approach. The best known of them is transformational leadership. However, the limitations of this model are becoming increasingly apparent.