Leadership is a term on which no one can develop a mutual consensus because it has a different meaning for each individual. Some people may consider a person as their leader who can take them away from difficulties, some people may consider him as their leader who is quite charismatic and can show them dreams of a bright future or some people may consider that man as a leader who can make them progress by devising wise strategies for them, etc. There is, somehow, something very common in all perspectives that is the philosophy behind the definition, which is related to choosing the best person as a leader. No one wants to have as a leader a person who has no knowledge of the needs and aspirations of his people or who is not blessed with a certain temperament to withstand hardships for the nation, etc. But there is something that we would all like to agree on that it is a philosophy or attitude that helps people reach a common goal or destination by having a guide who can give directions to his people. In other words, a leader is a person who has enough authority to lead others according to his commands and directions. A leader is also said to be the person who has his own following because if there is no one following a person, the person cannot be granted the status of a leader despite all his leadership qualities (Peter F Drucker; as cited in Mahatma Gandhi, 1982, p.1). Similarly, Warren Bennis also defined leadership as the quality of knowing oneself and having a vision to lead people forward. Interestingly, he does not believe that having a vision is enough but believes in his effective communication to people to make them convincing...... middle of paper .......org/history/gandhi/autobiography. pdfHouse, R.J. "A Path-Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness." Administrative SciencesQuarterly Vol.16: (1971) 321-339Keshvan Nair. The code of silence. 1996. P. 35. Maury Jim. Thoughts on Leadership, by Warren Bennis. Leader values. OptimalSolutions International. Network. May 27, 2015.http://www.leadervalues.com/Content/detail.asp?ContentDetailID=298Mosby. Medical dictionary, eighth edition. 2009. ElsevieParel, AJ Gandhi, MK Hind swaraj and other writings. 1997. Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity PressRichard Attenborough. Leadership: Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi – Father of the Nation. Mahatma Gandhi. p.1. 1982. Network. 7 February 2011 from http://www.scribd.com/doc/27495243/Gandhi.Weber, M. 'The theory of social and economic organization'. 1947. Glencoe: TheFreePress and Falcon's Bring Press.