Topic > Leadership Reflection: Leadership for Academic Success

According to the book on Our Leader's Legacy written by Kouzes and Posner, leadership is the influence and impact of an individual. More precisely, “Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow” (Kouzes, 2006. p 52). Furthermore, a good leader is one who can turn every person he leads into a teacher. Therefore, the legacy will continue and you will have an impact. Having such an effect on someone's life is due to the enthusiasm, organization, discipline and passion the leader can have for their work. These traits are also the determining factor of whether a person “stays, gives his or her best, amazes customers, or is motivated to share the organization's vision and values” (Kouzes, 2006. p