WE ARE OFTEN CALLED UPON TO COACH LEADERS. BEFORE we became coaches we had an overworked and very shallow definition of what leadership is. Most often that definition revolves around the following:

The challenge with the above definitions is that they can become so restrictive and elitist that they end up applying to only a small handful of people. You are left with the impression that leadership becomes a difficult ascension through various levels and has to assemble a following for the title to be valid. So, ironically, you already have to be a leader before you can become a leader. This is how most people we interact with think about leadership – as exclusive.