Leadership and governance in rural populated centers

Leadership has been gaining importance and relevance in the contemporary context, as it is considered a key element for the survival of any organization from the legitimization of power and a source of creative potential for the political process. The purpose of this article was to reveal the influence of leadership on the governance of rural populated centers in the District of Huancane, Puno region, Peru. It was worked with a quantitative, non-experimental-transversal, correlational approach and employed theoretical and empirical methods. The study showed the coincidence in the perception of these authorities about the influence of interpersonal communication in political leadership, based on the level of knowledge that the leader had about his influence, an area where the authorities share thoughts, ideas and emotions to do something in common, for the benefit of the community. This showed that among the local authorities the criterion prevailed that the leader is the one, capable of harmoniously imposing his will on others, in a way that deserves their respect, trust and sincere cooperation, willing to be at the service of his community and ratifying the influence of leadership in democratic governance and the development of his community. Such conclusions ratified the need to design the Communications Development Plan, aimed at managing communication and information in all areas of the institution and creating the conditions for the effective integration and interactivity of each and every member of the community.