<P> Community leader is a designation, often by secondary sources (particularly in the media), for a person who is perceived to represent a community . A simple way to understand community leadership is to see it as leadership in, for and by the community . Community' is frequently based in place and so is local, although it can also represent a community of common interest, purpose or practice' . </P> <P> Community leadership is a specific form of the general concept of leadership . It is frequently based in place and so is local, although it can also represent a community of common interest, purpose or practice . It can be individual or group leadership, voluntary or paid . In many localities it is provided by a combination of local volunteers, business and government and is best served by what is called "place management", ie . a combination within a region of Government resources, professional and business skills and the energies of the local community (Sorenson & Epps, 1996: 115 - 117; Osborne & Gaebler, 1993). </P>

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