Leadership Is A Task

From his book, "KidLEAD: Growing Great Leaders," Dr. Alan E. Nelson says, "Leaders are those who get leadership going."

We could say, "Well DUH." But it's true. How many leaders do you know who just aren't leading? Think of the marketplace. Ever had that boss who liked to boss people around? Had the guy who couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag? Ever had a really hard working boss but nothing ever seemed to really move forward?

Leaders get leadership going. But not every child has the capacity to lead. They all deserve good self-esteem, confidence, people skills and a sense of purpose. But they don't necessarily have a capacity to lead.

Who cares? What's the big deal? Well, too much of a leader's life and decisions affect so many. And we've all suffered from poor leadership. Between the sex and organizational scandals of banks and churches alone - our society continues to be negatively impacted by poor leadership.

What kind of poor leadership have you observed and how did that affect you?