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affairs was in fact a woman, Margeret Thatcher. The "Great Man" theory of leadership is notable in that it does not tell us how leaders lead; it says only that they are charismatic or "heroic" figures, whose sheer force of will brings their followers along.

In fact, however, none of the definitions seem to really tell

us how leaders lead. Rost (1991: 104) identifies four"essential" elements in a definition of leadership:

1. The relationship is based on influence.

2. Leaders and followers are the people in this

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