Some of the best leaders you’ll meet never ran for anything. They just kept showing up when it mattered.
LEADERSHIP
WHAT THIS MEANS
Elections and titles find one particular kind of person, and that is not the only kind holding a group together. Plenty of the people you come to trust most never asked for anything, they were simply there, repeatedly, at the moments that counted, which is a slower and far more convincing way to earn it. Turning up is a qualification even though nobody prints it.
If you have been waiting to be chosen before taking something seriously, stop waiting. Be reliable at the next few things that matter. People work out who to go to without any vote.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Who leads around you without ever having been chosen?
MORE IN LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE
- When nobody’s having fun anymore, people start drifting away. Protecting the fun is part of the job.
- Campers can tell fast whether a counselor actually wants to be there. So can every team you’ll ever lead.
- Leading peers means you’ll sometimes lose a little popularity. Lose it for the right reasons.
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