Dang Straight

To be a leader, you must possess a magnitude of attributes:  trustworthy, responsible, creative-thinker, communicative, positive, goal-oriented, responsive, inspirational, motivated, driven....I can go on and on. I've been a leader for most of my career, but it didn't come easy. Some skills took longer to develop and some I learned by example. I've heard that we're all born with a particular style of leadership. Regardless of our innate abilities, I believe it's our behavior, attitude, and method of delivery that defines our success. A leadership skill I haven't mentioned is the ability, or strength, to put yourself in front of others and start a process to accomplish a task. Call it, initiative. Uncomfortable? Can be. Risky? Certainly. I think of a soldier on horseback with his sword in the air yelling, "Charge!" Either the other soldiers will follow his lead or they'll back their horses up thinking he's crazy for charging. To get resu...