13-2 eadership Leadership is the process where a person exerts influence over others and inspires. motivates and directs their activities to achieve goals. Effective leadership increases the firms ability to meet new challenges. Leader: The person exerting the influence Personal leadership style: the ways leaders choose to influence others Some leaders delegate and support subordinates, others are very authoritarian a Managers at all levels have their own leadership style " win/MeGraw-HHill CThe McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 200013-2 Irwin/McGraw-Hill ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Leadership Leadership is the process where a person exerts influence over others and inspires, motivates and directs their activities to achieve goals. Effective leadership increases the firm’s ability to meet new challenges. ◼ Leader:The person exerting the influence. ◆ Personal Leadership Style: the ways leaders choose to influence others. ◼ Some leaders delegate and support subordinates, others are very authoritarian. ◼ Managers at all levels have their own leadership style