ABSTRACT
Leadership is seen everywhere in the organization, and is not necessarily the domain of individuals placed in formal roles or positions in an organization. This is a shift away from the traditional concept of leaders and followers as distinct individuals bound together by a chain of command (Carsten & Uhl-Bien, 2013). It is true that individuals placed in formal position of power would have greater access to resources, and could yield inuence by either distributing or withdrawing resources and support to others (Oc & Bashur, 2013). Although followers may not necessarily have positional power, they can still yield considerable inuence through their expertise and connections (Oc & Bashur, 2013). Their manipulation of information, their inuence tactics, and their personal power can be used eectively to lead and inuence change. Leadership is therefore a state of being that everyone can enter into irrespective of their position in the organization (Quinn, 1996). The emergence of such leadership is dependent on situational factors such as needs of others, threat to the group, as well as particular environmental conditions (Vught, 2006). This stream of thinking runs counter to the idea that leadership is the prerogative of a xed few.
