Great Leadership

LeaderThink®

"Leadership and domination are NOT synonyms."
-Tracy Brown



Effective leaders have great power. They are influential; they are trend setters. They are people others follow. But the people who follow, support and admire great leaders are followers by choice. Both domination and leadership require clear vision and personal strength. Both require you to make difficult decisions, sometimes with limited information. And both result in a group of people doing what you have pronounced as important and valuable. But the two approaches to getting things done is very different. Despite what some people in powerful positions believe, you are not a leader simply because you have power over others. Some people might follow your orders because they are paid to do so. Others might go along with your ideas because they don't want to makewaves. Many will do what you say because they are afraid to question or challenge you. But don't confuse your domination over them for leadership. Domination gets you results the way you want them for the reason you want them. Leadership achieves results everyone is proud of and invested in. Domination puts you in charge or your own little kingdom. Leadership puts you in charge of creating an environment that honors and provides for others. Great leaders are strong and use their power to include and serve others.

Think . . . and act . . . like a leader!

Let us be examples of leaders who are trustworthy, caring, courageous and fair.