What makes a good leader?

Many people think leadership is about having special qualities or characteristics, such as integrity, vision or courage.


But a group of social psychologists is offering a different answer to the question in a new study on leadership.


They say that to become a successful leader you have to be like, and behave like the group you are trying to influence.



The psychologists say good leaders 'embody the qualities and opinions of the group they are trying to influence.'



This includes personal appearance, as looking the part puts you in a stronger position to influence the group you lead.




In their opinion leadership isn't 'a quality' but a 'social relationship' between leaders and followers, which is different in different groups.



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