What makes a good leader & how might the performance of leaders be measured

Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,2 (A), University of Leicester (School of Management), course: MBA, language: English, abstract: Probably everybody will agree that a good leader is very important to any successful business. But what makes an effective leader and how can someone develop her or his leadership qualities?...