The term of leadership implies a process of impact on people so that they contribute to the goals of the group and the entire organization. The aim of leadership in any type of organisation is to ensure that enthusiasm and energy are effectively channelled into positive behaviours. Leadership is the function of management in which it is necessary for all actors of the work process to be directed towards the desired goal.As it is about people, holders of the roles, this leadership occurs as an interpersonal aspect of management.The problems that arise from this are the most complex character. People need to be persuaded and inspired to go and take the desired actions - and that requires management to create leaders. The basic principle of leadership says: " Given that people tend to follow those who, in their view, offer them the means to meet their own goals, it means that the more managers understand what motivates subordinates and how that motivation works, and the more they use that understanding in their actions, the more likely they will be as successful as leaders".2 The work consists of the theoretical part and the empirical part. The theoretical part explains the concepts and definitions of leadership and leadership. The concept of leadership and management, the concept of leadership and the relationship between management and leadership are explained in detail.The most significant and commonly used styles and theories of leadership were presented, and in the empirical survey an online survey was conducted among students at the Faculty of Economics where they had to be put in a leadership position where their leadership skills were later established.