Leadership is the process of influencing?others – a group, employees, or followers?depending on the environment- in dynamic?ways towards attaining goals. Goals are?guides for leaders and their followers which?govern the leadership process. Personality?and values shape a person’s leadership skills.?e latter become most influential when?charismatic individuals emerge in times of?crisis—whether generated from external?threats—such as economic crises, changes in?the political environment, or internal threats?such as upending reorganizational change,?succession, and new partnering caused by M&A (mergers and acquisitions), etc. Finally, the acceptance of followers and/or encouragement is where leaders draw most of their power.