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Leadership isn’t a title. It’s not a job. It’s a calling.
Leadership doesn’t attach to demographics.
Leadership isn’t a title. It’s not a job. It’s a calling.
Leadership doesn’t attach to demographics.
Young. Old.
Male. Female.
Urban. Rural.
Rich. Poor.
Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
Leadership IS character. Character births passion, and vision. Leadership is speaking the truth – consistently, and visibly. It’s knowing when to race ahead, back off… let go… reflect on the multi-dimensionality of issues. It’s about tactics, strategy and synchronicity. In fact, it's all of those “ies”, like idiosyncrasies and ideologies.
Leadership IS character. Character births passion, and vision. Leadership is speaking the truth – consistently, and visibly. It’s knowing when to race ahead, back off… let go… reflect on the multi-dimensionality of issues. It’s about tactics, strategy and synchronicity. In fact, it's all of those “ies”, like idiosyncrasies and ideologies.
Leadership is deep character...
Leadership is about being humble while being powerful. It’s mostly the pull, and sometimes the push. It’s about looking up and not being intimidated by an artificial ceiling that no-one but “me” erected. It’s about shouting loudly for what is right, and for quietly acknowledging the efforts of others even when.... it's doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, for the right reasons. It's being aware of doing it right - or wrong - ethically. It's knowing what you really stand for, at the deepest root.
Leadership is deepest when...
Leadership is about being humble while being powerful. It’s mostly the pull, and sometimes the push. It’s about looking up and not being intimidated by an artificial ceiling that no-one but “me” erected. It’s about shouting loudly for what is right, and for quietly acknowledging the efforts of others even when.... it's doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, for the right reasons. It's being aware of doing it right - or wrong - ethically. It's knowing what you really stand for, at the deepest root.
Leadership is deepest when...
There's time to reflect. Leadership is about musings, like this one, inspired by the intriguing variety of pebbles and stones on the shore... in the big waters... of Lake Superior. When the waves roll in, the questions are carried ashore. Why do rocks, like leaders and followers, all have the same potential, but only one creates a gentle ripple that affects its surroundings?
“Sometimes a leader emerges from among equals, a man whose natural charisma, stability, and sense of purpose make everyone turn to him, just as office plants turn toward the window. There’s something special there, and everybody recognizes it, even if no one can put a finger on it.” – David Zinczenko, Editor, Mens Health Magazine
“Sometimes a leader emerges from among equals, a man whose natural charisma, stability, and sense of purpose make everyone turn to him, just as office plants turn toward the window. There’s something special there, and everybody recognizes it, even if no one can put a finger on it.” – David Zinczenko, Editor, Mens Health Magazine
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