What is leadership?

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Introduction

 * Simon Sinek: According to Simon Sinek leadership is not about being in charge. It's about talking care of the people in your charge. See also a YouTube. In this video, during the introduction (1:40) the interviewer explains what people need from leaders. People want their leaders to create an environment that fosters trust, emotional safety and the willingness to sacrifice themselves when necessary for the benifits of others.

Weak leadership is...

 * Protecting the status quo.

Strong leaderschip is...

 * Leadership that has a vision and creativity and, most importantly, has the ability to influence others to support them in the challenges of moving an organisation into unchartered territory. Good leadership is about taking ventures forward and finding new avenues where the business can evolve and prosper (source: article about leadership according to Richard Branson).
 * Facilitating an inclusive dialogue about complex subjects.
 * Leadership is providing space for people so they feel the freedom to experiment.
 * Leadership is also about creating a strategy with the people that are going to implement the strategy.