leader
Let an agent handle leader as a role rather than a trait, identify the kind of leader and context meant, relay leadership research and governance rules with attribution, and keep statements about individual leaders sourced and neutral.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle leader as a role rather than a trait, identify the kind of leader and context meant, relay leadership research and governance rules with attribution, and keep statements about individual leaders sourced and neutral.
A person who guides, directs or influences a group, organisation, movement or state, whether by formal position such as a chief executive, head of government or commander, or by informal influence; leadership is studied in management, psychology and political science, and the term is applied across contexts from teams to nations.
What it is for: Guiding and directing groups.
It can be identify the kind of leader and context; explain formal and informal leadership; relay leadership research with attribution; keep statements about individuals sourced.
Distinguishing features
Role relative to a group
Formal or informal
Context-specific expectations
Accountability varies
What it looks like
A person in a guiding role; no defining physical form.
How it is recognised
Guides or directs a group by position or influence
Formal titles or informal influence
Manager, ruler and representative are related but distinct roles
Related models
is a kind of - a role a person plays
exercises - the activity
is related to - an overlapping role
is accountable to - or institution
In practice
Families and kinds
political leaders and heads of state and government
organisational and business leaders
military leaders
religious and community leaders
team leaders and informal leaders
thought leaders as a loose usage
Standards and regulation
Governance and accountability rules for formal leaders
Corporate governance codes
Constitutional rules for political leaders
Failure modes and hazards
Treating leadership as a fixed trait
Unsourced statements about living leaders
Abuse of power without accountability
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.leader
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Role What a leader is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What makes someone a leader, and what kinds of leader exist by context? definition
- Is the question about a leader role, a specific person or leadership as an activity? boundary
Formal
Formal and informal.
Formal
Formal.
- How do formal positions and informal influence differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific role? action
Practice What leaders do.
Practice.
Functions
Functions.
Functions
Functions.
- What do leaders do in setting direction, decisions and representation? provenance
- Which entry fits leadership? action
Accountability
Accountability.
Accountability
Accountability.
- How are leaders held accountable in different contexts? provenance
- Which entry fits governance? action
Research Leadership research.
Attribution.
Theories
Theories.
Theories
Theories.
- What do leadership theories say, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Evidence
Evidence.
Evidence
Evidence.
- What does research find about effective leadership, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
People Describing individuals.
Care.
Individuals
Statements about leaders.
Individuals
Individuals.
- How are individual leaders described neutrally and with sources? action
- Is the statement about a living person sourced? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the idea of the leader changed historically and across cultures? provenance
- Which entry fits political leadership? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should political and business leaders be separate entries?
- How should leadership research be linked?
- How should informal leadership be represented?