Introduction"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." -Shakespeare said in Twelfth NightThe most valuable factor that makes an organization effective and efficient is its leader. A strong, motivated, passionate and creative leader is one who leads an organization towards success. The behavior that leaders display to influence their subordinates is called leadership. Leadership, according to Bartol and Martin (1998: 415) is the process of “influencing others to achieve organizational objectives”. Tannenbaum defines leadership as interpersonal influence exerted in a situation through communication to achieve goals. Goals can be personal, group, organizational or functional. Putti, Koontz and Weihrich (1998: 300) think of leadership as a relationship based on position, power and ability involving individuals and groups. This relationship is put into practice in a variety of styles. Leadership Styles There is a wide variety of leadership styles. Within the same organization, we can see different leads...