Leaders don’t hold a lollipop with “Stop” and “Slow” on either side.
Lollipop leaders, those who consider it their job to direct and control people, are managers.
Management is about taking power from others.
Leadership is about giving power to others.
Effective leaders work in service of others to support them in doing their best work and being their best selves.
Leaders also create the conditions for others to lead. Making a space that encourages others to courageously lean into leadership. Leadership is never binary.
Leaders create a space for growth, cultivating a reconsideration of the familiar and providing support in the face of the unfamiliar.
Good leaders seldom hold a sign for others to follow.
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