If you have to announce that you are the leader - YOU’RE NOT!

Leadership is often viewed as the “up-front” position or that leaders are the people in charge. Such thoughts are both dangerous and reflect a poor understanding of who leaders truly are or how effective leadership functions. Leaders are public people but that is not always by design or even a requirement for an effective leader. Some of the greatest leaders are not public people – they are influencers and consensus builders who linger in the shadows allowing others to have the face of the leader. Leadership is about influence and relationships. If you have neither, you are not the leader of the group–regardless of title or position. When you get to the point where you have to remind people that you are leader — you’re not!