demonstrate effective leadership

/ˈdemənstreɪt ɪˈfektɪv ˈliːdərʃɪp/

verb phrase

  1. To show through your actions that you can guide, motivate, and make good decisions for a group or organization.

    B2

    transitive; leadership is uncountable

    • "She demonstrated effective leadership during the project."B1
    • "The manager demonstrated effective leadership by listening to employees and making clear decisions."B2
    • "In a crisis, leaders must demonstrate effective leadership by balancing decisive action with careful consideration of competing interests."C1

Common mistakes

  • demonstrate an effective leadership→demonstrate effective leadership

    Leadership is usually uncountable when it means the quality or ability to lead.

Collocations

demonstrate strong leadershipdemonstrate leadership skillseffective leadershipdemonstrate effective leadership skillsdemonstrate effective leadership in a crisisdemonstrate effective leadership qualities

Word family

demonstratedemonstrationeffectiveeffectivenessleaderleadershipleadership skillseffective leader