LEADERSHIP Some believe that leaders are born, not made, while others think that leadership is a quantifiable set of skills and ways of thinking that can be taught CITATION Car00 l 1033 (Carrison, 2000) Concepts of leadership, ideas about leadership and leadership practices are the subject of much thought, discussion, writing, teaching and learning (Bashford, 2003). What is it that makes an effective leader? What are the attributes, skills and competencies leaders of organizations possess, and can these sets of skills be developed through training? Can some leaders perform below their potential, even becoming toxic leaders, and if so how is this occurrence recognizable? This report will investigate these concepts of leadership in order to provide a simple blueprint of the important aspects of what it is to be an effective leader in an organization. Leadership is a special case of interpersonal influence that gets the individual or group to do what the leader wants done. It is the ability to influence people to willingly follow ones guidance or adhere to ones decisions