For a long time now, I’ve believed that being a leader is hard, but it’s not complicated. If we take responsibility we are a leader. If we do not take responsibility, we are not. It’s that simple.
What seems to matter is not the word we use to describe ourselves. What we need to understand is two things:
Do we have power, yes or no?
Are we taking responsibility, yes or no?
Ultimately, the place we have to be the most honest is the mirror: When I have power, how do I act? What about when I don’t?
The rest is just words.
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