Collocations for leadership - noun

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

poor, weak
charismatic, dynamic, transformational (esp. AmE), visionary
executive, senior, top
the army's senior leadership

traditional
personal
deputy (BrE)
He is standing in the deputy leadership election.

collective, joint
global, local, national, world
transitional
Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Republican, etc.
civilian, cultural, educational (AmE), intellectual, military, moral, political, religious, spiritual
Political leadership needs a particular combination of skills.

Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
business, church, community, congressional, government, industry, parliamentary, party, presidential, Senate, union
market
the opportunity to strengthen our market leadership

assume, take (AmE), take over
When Smith died, Blair took over the leadership of the party.
The board is extremely weak and has not taken leadership.

assert
her method of asserting personal leadership

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

need, require
It's a crisis that requires strong leadership.

lack
The movement is deeply divided and lacks clear leadership.

bid (BrE), campaign (esp. BrE), challenge
ballot, battle, contest, election, race, struggle (all esp. BrE)
position, role
team
the hard work of staff and the leadership team

structure
style
abilities, qualities, skills
He lacks leadership qualities.

development, programme/program (both esp. AmE)
The philosophy of the company is that leadership development cannot start early enough.

vacuum
There is a leadership vacuum in the party.

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

leadership from
What is really needed is clear leadership from the president.

leadership in
Leadership in science is moving east.

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

a lack of leadership
sb's style of leadership