• Most leadership occurs from the middle of the organization.
• There is a difference between management and leadership.
• Management is more about compliance.
• Leadership is more about influence.
• Leadership is an art.
• If you can increase your influence, you can increase your leadership.

The 3 Myths of Leadership

If I’m not at the top I can’t lead

• Build relationships with people so you lead naturally.
• Influence comes from relationship.
• You earn the right to lead.
• The only proof of leadership is follower-ship.
• Leadership is a choice not a position.

When I get to the top, then I’ll be the leader

• Developing leadership is a lifelong process.
• When opportunity comes, it’s way too late to prepare.
• What are you doing to prepare?
• What’s your leadership learning plan?
• The greatest power is the power to become, you don’t have to stay the same.

When I get to the top, then there are no limits

• Leadership is not a ticket to freedom.
• The best leaders are the best servants.
• As you move up, your responsibilities increases.
• Your decisions have greater impact.

The price of greatness is the acceptance of responsibility

-Winston Churchill