The term leadership has many different definitions and an effective leader is also perceived in different ways. Some common core concepts of leadership are that it “involves a process of intentional influence exerted by one person on other people to guide or facilitate activities in a group or organization” (Yukl, 2006). A leader can influence people to do things to achieve a common goal. A leader is defined as a “person or thing that leads” or “a leader who guides or directs.” Some effective qualities found in an effective leader are exemplary character, analytical thinking, enthusiasm for one's work, functioning in an orderly manner, calmness in situations, and commitment to the core purpose and excellence ( White, B., 2014). Leaders are able to influence other individuals which results in commitment from followers. A leader can inspire followers to sacrifice their own interests for a higher cause. This influence could be for the purpose of the group as a whole or for the purposes of the leaders. Leadership can be a specialized role or it can be shared influence. There is direct and indirect leadership. While a direct leader conveys information to an individual, the cascading effect it has is seen as indirect leadership (Yukl, 2006). What qualities are necessary for an individual to be considered an effective leader? One of the most common ways to measure the effectiveness of a leader's leadership skills is whether the intended task has been achieved. Followers' attitudes are positive and the leader's contribution to the project is perceived as a positive influence on the whole. An example would be the willingness of individuals to perform t... middle of paper... there are three types of leader behaviors that can define an effective or ineffective leader. Leaders can be task-oriented, relationship-oriented, or participative. Based on this information he is a task-oriented person. He will spend time planning the work but will give no direction as to how he wants the work done. He is not a sociable person. She prefers to work alone and has no interpersonal skills. At one time he needed someone to go to Memphis on an overnight trip for a recruiting project and asked me to go. I informed her that I would not be able to attend because I already had plans for the weekend that I could not give up. She seemed upset because I couldn't go. I later suggested that my colleague, also a woman, go instead of me and she said no that a male should go because the recruitment was in a more difficult area of ​​the city.