The definition of leadership created by the GLOBE scholars contained similarities
to definitions of self-leadership and what it means to be a self-leader. Manz and Neck (2007) described self-leadership as the practice of developing oneself in the pursuit of
goals whereby the leader becomes a role model, and in doing so, the leader strives to
influence others to lead themselves toward attainment of goals (p. 3). For the GLOBE
researchers, leadership was "defined as the ability to motivate, influence, and enable
individuals to contribute to the objectives of organizations of which they are member"
(Dorfman et al., 2004, p. 22). The GLOBE definition appeared to correlate with the
philosophy of self-leadership in that it recommended using the most effective leadership
style for the given circumstances by motivating, influencing, and enabling individuals.
The GLOBE study built upon the global study of leadership in that it examines which
"leader attributes and behaviors are universally endorsed and contributing to effective
leadership, and the extent to which attributes and behaviors are linked to cultural
characteristics" (p. 9).