"The Nature of Leadership" Leadership is a subject that has long excited interest among people. The team connotes images of powerful, dynamic individuals who command victorious armies, direct corporate empires from atop gleaming skyscrapers, or shape the course of nations. The exploits of brave and clever leasers are the essence of many legends and myths. Much of our description of history is the story of military, political, religious, and social leaders who are credited or blamed for important historical events, even though we do not understand very well how the events were caused or how much influence the leader really had. The widespread fascination with leader ship may because it is such a mysterious process, as well as one that touches everyone's life. Why did certain leaders (e.g, Gandhi, Mahammed, Mao Tse Tung) inspire such a intense fervor and dedication? How did certain leaders ( Julius Caeser, Alexander the great) build great empires? Questions about...