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This prompt gives me pause.
I mean, I like to think of myself as being a serious person that people listen to, but I’ve not held many traditional leadership roles in my life. I can’t think of one committee that I ever chaired or co-chaired. Maybe that will change, as I’ve been appointed to my church’s executive team for next fiscal year.
At work, I was always a respected “individual contributor” (as they say in HR). I never managed a team.
With my family, I’d say I’m pretty much the leader (CEO), with my husband as CFO (and let’s face it, CTO—I’m clueless about technology), but with my son soon to be fully launched, I may be in more of an advisory role soon.
With my activist volunteer work, I’m definitely a follower. Tell me who to call or write, and what to say, and I’ll get it done. I respect the work of the smart and serious activists in my community and I gladly follow them. We’re united in our mission to create a blue wave in 2024 and save democracy from the MAGA cult. We’ve got new and different people showing up every week (including men—yay men!), plus many helping out from home.
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The passion makes the leader, not the traditional position.
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It certainly helps! Thanks for commenting 😃
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Good for you guys! Also, you look happy! “Action is the antidote to despair” Joan said.
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So true! It’s great to be with likeminded people doing something/anything to try to help.
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I think parents definitely counts as leaders. Probably the most important ones.
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Thank you!
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Nothing wrong with being either a follower or a leader. One cannot exist without the other.
Great that you are following your passions…
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Thank you!!
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I once heard that it takes ability to lead and the desire to lead – in Order it be a good leader. A lot of people have one or the other; but having both is not very common.
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