Happy Monday, folks! I’ll take just a moment to apologize for my silence of the last month. I’m still very much committed to the idea of daily posts as a career decision and my battle rhythm. Life often has a…penchant…for getting in the way of our operational models for the same. Tangentially related: this is a good reason for having an operational model or framework. These aren’t meant to be necessarily hard and fast but are plans. You CAN deviate from your plan. Your framework should be your baseline, to which you can return to time and time again.
Anyhow, today leadership is very much on my mind.
It’s a topic I’ve written about several times here. Definitions abound but my working definition of leadership is this:
Leadership is the thoughtful and methodical application of a continually studied framework that becomes a mindset.
Leadership is study.
Leadership is explorative.
Leadership is evolving.
Leadership is learning.
Leadership is language.
Leadership is is perspective.
Leadership is an awesome responsibility and ought not to be undertaken lightly. The best leaders I know are committed learners who have a ripple effect on those around them.
People want to follow good leaders.