Leaders Emerge
Managers are appointed. Leaders emerge. Leadership is an emergent attribute of ourselves and of the people we work with. Leaders begin to emerge as they acquire, display and share mastery over their assigned roles. The circle of leadership starts small - within a team or other peer group. As depth of mastery and the ability to share it effectively increases opportunities arise to expand the circle of leadership more widely. Leaders choose when they expand their circle of leadership.
In this article we look at ways in which leaders can develop people according to their needs. We look at an old Japanese term, Shu-ha-ri, which describes three steps to mastery and we look at the timeless wisdom of Situational Leadership.