A leader, according to its simplest definition, is someone who commands a following. To lead is to go ahead, to show the way and to inspire other people to follow. Leaders are needed in every walk of life. Leadership is not restricted to world statesmen, national top brass, the opinion-formers who dominate the media, and the senior executives of multinationals. Leaders can also be influential in their local community: teachers in the school, students in the university, parents