Collocations for leadership - noun

clear, effective, firm, outstanding, real, strong
He was praised for his firm leadership.

poor, weak | charismatic, dynamic, visionary | hardline | traditional | personal | deputy
He is standing in the deputy leadership election.

collective, joint | local, national, world | Conservative, Labour, etc. | cultural, industrial, intellectual, military, moral, political, spiritual
Political leadership needs a particular combination of skills.

church, government, parliamentary, party, union

assume, take on/over
When Smith died, Blair took over the leadership of the party.

assert
her method of asserting personal leadership

exercise, provide, show
In the crisis he showed real leadership.

bid, campaign, challenge | ballot, battle, contest, election, race, struggle | role | structure | style | qualities, skills
He lacks leadership qualities.

under sb''s ~
The school has flourished under the leadership of Mr Buxton.

~ from
What is really needed is clear leadership from the prime minister.

~ in
Leadership in science now went to the United States.

a challenge to sb''s leadership
She withstood several challenges to her leadership.

a lack of leadership, sb''s style of leadership