8 Things That Leadership Is Not

 
The idea of leadership is profound. Leadership is many things, and it is also “Not” many things. Here I outline 8 things that leadership is not and a connecting blog post to further explore the topic. I look forward to discussing this with you soon!
 
Leadership is not…

• About saying the right thing, it is about doing the right thing. Read: The Leadership Minute 4 – Integrity

 

• About knowing what should be done. It is about (always) doing what should be done. Read: Be The One – Thoughts on Leadership

 

• About making decisions. It is about making intelligent decisions and understanding the consequences both good and bad. Read: Every Decision Has a Consequence

 

• Learned in a classroom. It is learned from falling on your face, brushing off the dirt, and doing it again. 4 Reasons to Embrace Adversity

 

• About telling people what to do. It is about inspiring them to act. Read: The Art of Empowerment

 

• Achieved by reading books. It is achieved by applying the knowledge ascertained. Read: 5 Leadership Lessons You Can Only Get From Experience

 

• About your ego. It is about your lack of ego. Read: The Leadership Minute – Humility

 

• About never failing. It is about failing with a purpose. Read: Why Fail Gracefully

 
Leadership is powerful, actionable, passionate, and inspiring. How do you lead?

Author: Daniel Newman

Daniel Newman is the Principal Analyst of Futurum Research and the CEO of Broadsuite Media Group. Living his life at the intersection of people and technology, Daniel works with the world’s largest technology brands exploring Digital Transformation and how it is influencing the enterprise. From Big Data to IoT to Cloud Computing, Newman makes the connections between business, people and tech that are required for companies to benefit most from their technology projects, which leads to his ideas regularly being cited in CIO.Com, CIO Review and hundreds of other sites across the world. A 5x Best Selling Author including his most recent “Building Dragons: Digital Transformation in the Experience Economy,” Daniel is also a Forbes, Entrepreneur and Huffington Post Contributor. MBA and Graduate Adjunct Professor, Daniel Newman is a Chicago Native and his speaking takes him around the world each year as he shares his vision of the role technology will play in our future.