Far too often people who ascend to a position with a title automatically assume that that makes them the leader. Frankly, not necessarily so! While there are a great number of people who hold titles who are excellent leaders, there are also a large number of people with titles who just are not leaders. Being a leader is about service, influence, caring for people, creating a vision, and being a role model. Far too many titled people just don't get that. Titles and Leadership are not synonyms.
Conversely, it does not take a title to be a leader. Many times the leader is the influencer who does not have a title. We all have known at least one person who not only did not have a title but did not aspire to a title. And, yet, they were the recognized leader as EVERYONE listened to them and looked to them for guidance and direction.
Remember, leadership is about influence and service to others, not about titles!
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