Most people want to be leaders. They like the image of the speech before the battle, the status, and the spoils when things go well.
What most people forget: Being a leader is painful.
Leaders are the ones who keep teams together when everything falls apart. Leaders make sacrifices so the ultimate goal is reached. Leaders take the blame, the responsibility, and on the good days, the best leaders give the credit to their team so good keeps happening.
The most important question in leadership too few people have answered: Why?
Why do you lead? What gets you up in the morning on the worst days so you keep leading when others quit?
We want to know. Here’s your chance to tell the world. The think tank, the research juggernaut, the exploration of the core motivation of leaders all over the world begins now. www.whyilead.org.
