When asked to define leadership, certain descriptors immediately come to mind.
You think passionate, focused, driven, trustworthy, persuasive and able to persevere.
The word “leader” may make you think of trail blazers, business titans, political figures, coaches or maybe that one person who was a meaningful mentor in your life.
In fact, I think we could all produce countless examples of successful leaders who were very different in their styles.
Leadership may be one of those concepts that we recognize when we see it, but is much harder to pin down or define. Still, there are several traits that underlie most leadership styles. To me it comes down to the following:
