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By the end of this learning unit, you will know the origins of the term leadership and how to use and apply the term correctly.
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Nowadays, every person has probably heard or read the term "leadership". Perhaps you've come across the term while reading the newspaper or watching television, or maybe you've heard it during a conversation. In fact, the topic of leadership has received a lot of attention in recent years. Many books and articles have been written about it, and a large number of videos, events and training courses deal with how to become a good leader. However, one could get the impression that the term "leadership" is being overused. And indeed, one should be critical, because leadership does not always mean leadership. It happens that management tasks such as planning, organising and controlling are confused with leadership.
EXAMPLE: How present the term "leadership" is in today's world can also be seen in the search results on the Internet. If you type "leadership" into a Google search, you get more than 4 billion results!
But let's first have a look at where the term "leadership" originates. The English word "leadership" is derived from the word "lead", whereby "lead" has its origins in prehistoric North and West Germanic times and can be traced back to the word "laithjan" (= to travel). "Laithjan" in turn comes from the word "laitho", which means "journey" or "way". The word "lead" took on a more concrete meaning during the Middle Ages. At that time, "lead" was associated with the fact of leading someone or being first. The origins of the term "leadership" thus already reveal the beginnings of what is understood by leadership today. Leadership today means motivating and empowering others for a common vision. Leaders do not encourage individuals, but create commitment within the group. A leader is also associated with successful performance, although there may not necessarily be positive results. Thus, leadership is also seen as something positive, even if it is unsuccessful.
In the German language, the use of the English terms "leadership" and "leader" is also popular. A translation into German often fails. One reason for this is that it is not at all easy to translate the terms without losing the meaning. Furthermore, if leadership is translated directly into German, "leadership" or "leader" would be translated as "Führer". Direct translations have a strong negative connotation due to the association with the National Socialist regime during World War II. So a direct translation should rather be avoided. However, the term "leadership" is also used in other languages, such as Spanish, Danish, Bulgarian or Dutch, which makes leadership as a term easily recognisable internationally.
REMEMBER: The English word "leadership" is derived from the word "lead", which in its origins could be translated as "journey" or "path". Later, "lead" was understood to mean to lead someone or to be first. Today, leadership is understood as being able to inspire and motivate others for a vision and to create commitment within the group. The term "leadership" is very popular today. However, one should be careful, since leadership is not always meant. The English terms "leadership" and "leader" are also frequently used in other languages (including German).
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