The first step to leadership is servanthood. -John Maxwell.

Leadership is more ? if not much more ? influence, rather than position.

Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process.

The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders. Weak leaders equal weak organizations. Strong leaders equal strong organizations. Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.