Words / B1

LEED-uh-ship/ˈliːdəʃɪp/

Leadership is the skill of leading, or the people at the top: strong leadership; a change of leadership; leadership skills. A leader is one person; leadership can be the whole senior group. Management is running systems; leadership is often about direction and people. Uncountable in the skill sense. Do not write “a leadership” for one manager.

Meaning

The skill of leading a group; also the people who lead an organisation.

Examples

• “The union called for a change of leadership after the strike.”
• “Staff asked for a change of leadership after the third safety failure.”
• “The course includes a module on leadership, not only on accounting.”

Good to know

leadership skills; a change of leadership. Person: leader. Systems: management. Uncountable for the skill. Not “a leadership”.

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