Precisions About LeadershipThrough our parents, in formative years, we first see leadership as desirable and important.Parents universally hope that their children develop leadership qualities. They know that leaders are people who are effective in what they do, are respected by others, and typically rewarded for those skills in a variety of ways. As young people we look up to people around us that motivate and listen to us; people that seem like "real-life" heroes. We consider these people leaders. As we grow we begin to relate leaders to their jobs: ministers, teachers, police officers. ...