What Is Leadership?

(a poem)

 

Leadership is a trait

Leadership is a trait that exists in everyone

Leadership is a trait that exists in everyone differently

Leadership is a trait that exists in everyone in different and spectacular ways

 

Leadership exists as a variety of different and spectacular traits in each individual

Leadership exists as a variety of differently useful traits in each individual

Leadership traits that differ are useful in a variety of situations

Leadership traits differ from individual to individual

Leadership is a trait

 

Leadership is an ability

Leadership is an ability that can be developed

Leadership is an ability that can be developed and strengthened

Leadership is an ability that can be developed and strengthened so that one might wield it with expertise

 

Leadership is an ability that can be practiced and shaped for various uses in various situations

Leadership is and has always been a culturally admirable and desirable ability

Leadership is an ability that can be used for good or for evil

Leadership is an ability that can be abused

Leadership is an ability

 

Leadership is a skill

Leadership is a skill of competency

Leadership is a skillful competency of the world at large

Leadership is a skillful competency of the world at large and how to approach it

 

 

Leadership as a skill is a competency developed to accomplish a task effectively

Leadership is a skill that is available for everyone to learn

Leadership is a skill that is not necessarily easy to learn

Leadership is a skill of knowledge and application

Leadership is a skill

 

Leadership is a behavior

Leadership is a behavior, as in what leaders do

Leadership is a behavior, as in what leaders do in a situation

Leadership is a behavior, as in what leaders do in a situation that requires someone step up and lead

 

Leadership is how a person behaves when given power over a group of others that need direction

Leadership behavior is important in determining one’s effectiveness in a leadership role

Leadership behavior can be task oriented or process oriented

Leadership behavior is easily observable

Leadership is a behavior

 

Leadership is a relationship

Leadership is a relationship that is built

Leadership is a relationship that is built with great care

Leadership is a relationship that is built with great care and relies upon trust

 

Leadership is a relationship in that the leader should stand in a relationship of love and service to others

Leadership in the form of relationship relies on the consideration pf the skills and needs of others

Leadership is a relationship that must be developed in order for leadership in itself to function

Leadership relationships are trusting, caring, and full of integrity

Leadership is a relationship

 

Leadership is a trait

It is a an ability, a skill

A behavior, a relationship

But surely that’s not all leadership is

Is leadership not also an attitude?

Or would you group that with behavior?

Is leadership always a learnable skill?

Or does that vary from person to person?

Are some people simply born to be followers?

We know that some are born leaders,

We even claim all to be born leaders.

But what about those

Who don’t care?

Who lack integrity?

Who lack passion?

Who don’t care to develop these things?

Who don’t care to be leaders?

Are they too born to be leaders?

 

Leadership is a trait,

An ability,

A skill,

A behavior,

A relationship.

 

A leader is a person who harnesses these things

Who steps up,

Stands up,

Speaks up,

And uses leadership.

Uses that that

That skill

That ability

That behavior

That relationship.

That is a leader.

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