Introduction The study of leadership has been an ongoing process for many, many years and has been broadly defined as a process of social influence. Leadership, unlike management, is not dependent on position, title or privilege; instead it is an observable, understandable, and learnable setp of skills that can be mastered by anyone that is willing to take the time and put forth the effort to learn them (Yukl, 1998). It has been suggested by several authors that few terms inspire less agreement than the definition of leadership. If you believe that leadership is a dynamic process of interaction among and between people, then a clear definition may not be possible. Bass suggested in 1990 there may be as much definition as there are authors on the subject (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2001). Yukl also remarked on the numerous definitions, “the differences are not just a case of scholarly nitpicking. They reflect deep disagreement about identification of leaders and leadership processes” (1998, p.3). However, any discussion of leadership demands a definition be put forth as a part of the exercise. Therefore, the following definition is put forth as a part of our discussion: