Leadership Is An Action, Not A Trait

<p dir="ltr">We tend to think of being a leader as something someone is or isn’t.</p> <p dir="ltr">But a concept of leadership that focuses only on the individual misses the inherently social nature of being a leader.</p> <p dir="ltr">Erica discusses what it means to be in leadership, why leadership is social, and why leaders must consider the collective whole.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How the common conception of leadership reinforces white supremacy culture</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why leadership is inherently social</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why leadership requires acknowledging and working toward the collective good</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">We tend to think of being a leader as something someone is or isn’t.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">But a concept of leadership that focuses only on the individual misses the inherently social nature of being a leader.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Erica discusses what it means to be in leadership, why leadership is social, and why leaders must consider the collective whole.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How the common conception of leadership reinforces white supremacy culture</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why leadership is inherently social</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why leadership requires acknowledging and working toward the collective good</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-leadership/?sh=5dfbf1d45b90"> What Is Leadership?</a> Kevin Kruse</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="