We think leadership is about rank and power, but better to think of leadership as the responsibility for other human beings. That leadership and rank may not go together. So it manifests in this remarkable way.
I'd always thought leadership was a CEO or president or person in a position of power. And honestly, to me, that meant a man - because that's what I was reading about in history books growing up.
You're not a leader if you haven't been elected.
When you're a leader at any level of any scale, leaders are defined at times of crisis.
There is that definition of leadership that says, 'Leadership is convincing people to do things that they otherwise wouldn't have done because you've made them believe it's the right thing to do.' And a great speech can do that.
For too long, I equated leadership with a position. I thought leaders were presidents or politicians or celebrities or four-star generals with a horse and sword.
It isn’t leadership if no one follows.
Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.
It's up to you to define your own brand of leadership and your own version of success.
I don't subscribe to that school of thought that leadership can be altogether defined by gender.
