Note: This post is the third instalment in our ongoing business leadership series for the Talking Business blog.  This new undertaking was inspired by overwhelmingly positive feedback around Evan Carmichael’s recent Modeling the Masters guest posts over the past few weeks.  Stay tuned for next Tuesday’s post, where Evan will profile another notable business leader.

[lead·er·ship \ˈlē-dər-ˌship\ noun]

Here’s what we found:

“The office or position of a leader, the capacity to lead or the act or an instance of leading” – Merrriam-Webster

“The process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.” - Wikipedia

“The art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.” - About.com: Small Business Canada

“is the art of enabling people to understand their commonalities” - Jason Marsh via @JackieYunTweets

Here’s what we think:

“The act of being bold, thinking big, backing your bets, leading or embracing growth.”

What is your definition of leadership?