A
person who
leads, especially
someone who is
in charge of a
country, a
company, or a
military force, or anyone who has commanding
authority or
influence.
First and foremost, a leader
leads
people -- not company
profits, not
bullets or
bombs, and not
laws. A leader who forgets this -- who starts to think of the people under his or her
command as
numbers,
poll results,
monetary units, or
acceptable casualties -- will no longer be an
effective leader. His or her "
subjects" (for lack of a better word) will know that the leader no longer gives a
damn about them, and will begin to no longer give a
damn about the
company,
squad,
country, etc.
A good leader leads by
example and
inspiration.