What Leadership is Not...

(thoughts triggered by watching TV)

Crying 'fire' is not leadership.
Pointing fingers is not leadership.
Invoking the boogieman is not leadership.
Color-coding danger is not leadership.
Screaming about the perils of everyday life on the 11 o'clock news is not leadership.

You can run away from danger for a short time. That's good sense.
But it's not leadership. It's evacuation.

Eventually, you have to stopping running away... and start running towards... something.
Without a vision or destination, when you stop running, you're lost.

That's what leadership is - defining the destination.
Fear sells, but leadership isn't salesmanship. Don't confuse the two.