Joseph C. Rost Professions : Author Born : 1931 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Joseph C. Rost Leadership is the name that people use to make sense out of complex events and the outcomes of events they otherwise would not be able to explain. In other words, people attribute leadership to certain individuals who are called leaders because people want to believe that leaders cause things to happen rather than have to explain causality by understanding complex social forces or analyzing the dynamic interaction among people, events, and environment. Joseph C. Rost leadership names believe Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes. Joseph C. Rost leader purpose real In leadership writ large, mutually agreed upon purposes help people achieve consensus, assume responsibility, work for the common good, and build community. Joseph C. Rost community responsibility people Bad leadership is an oxymoron. Joseph C. Rost oxymoron leadership Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors