Who's The Leader?

I'm currently reading Greater Than Yourself by Steve Farber. This is a wonderful leadership book written in story or parable form. The big idea of the book is to make others greater than yourself, and this is accomplished by living out three tenets; expand yourself, give yourself, and replicate yourself. This is definitely not your average leadership "how-to" book.

There are elements that I'm continually learning about leadership. One thing I've discovered is people are in positional leadership roles who aren't necessarily the leaders of their organizations. Leadership is no longer a title on a business card. (Do people still carry those things?)

Leadership looks a lot different these days.

• It doesn’t necessarily reside in the corner office.
• It’s something that’s earned rather than bestowed.
• It rarely tells people what to do, but rather asks how can I serve?
• It can’t be bought, because most people ultimately care very little about the money.
• It’s focused more on the mission than the tasks.
• It’s concerned more about fostering influence instead of wielding power.
• It recognizes the next new idea will come from someone else.
• It doesn’t necessarily require words.