Many people aspire to be leaders but very few understand its true nature. Leadership is not an ego game. It is not about you, the leader. It is about the people you lead. It is not about your status or what you can acquire. It is about giving yourself for your followers. Leadership is not a place you go to be served. It is a place you go to serve. Leadership is about building relationships, showing understanding and gratitude and it is about setting aside personal desires. Leadership is about taking action to accomplish the vision. As a leader, your duty is to create more leaders.
“The greatest attribute of a leader is to bring up those who will step in when he steps out; mentor those who will step up when he steps down; and hand over the reins of leadership to those who will step into the spotlight when he steps into the twilight.”