Be the name people think of at 2 a.m. when their plans fall apart. That’s a leadership position with no application.

Some authority is granted and some is earned by being reliable when things go wrong. Nobody votes on who gets called at two in the morning. That name gets chosen quietly, over time, by people remembering who answered before and who let it ring.

Think about who you would call tonight if everything fell apart, and what they did to get on that list. Usually it is small: they picked up, they did not make it a story, they showed no irritation. Do one of those things for someone this week.