Leadership

I think many times we misunderstand the role of a leader. Whenever you want to prove your leadership experience on an application or whatever, I feel like sometimes we don't truly understand what it means to be a leader. Sure you are in a position where you get to call the shots, where you get to tell people what to do, where you overlook a bunch of other people, where you carry most of the responsibility, but is that what it means to be a leader? I've been in positions of leadership and in positions where I'm not. I hate it when someone think they are the leader and they take the reins on everything. They belittle other people's ideas, and they fight very hard to ensure their position, and they make it very clear that they are the leader and you are not. They rule with an iron fist. Are those signs of a good leader? Here is what I think makes a good leader. A good leader is someone that allows everyone else to exercise their own leadership. Does that even make sense? A leader is not someone that steals the spotlight from everyone else, but rather someone that allows everyone else to feel like they have something important to contribute. I guess a leader should really be a facilitator than dictator. I hate it when I have to fight with other people for the spotlight. It kind of reminds me of my TFA interview. Since it was a group interview, everyone was fighting for the spotlight, everyone was fighting to come on top as the leader. I know sometimes I don't show the aggression or the authority of a leader, a little too chill sometimes, but I don't see anything wrong with that. When I'm put in a position of leadership, I step up to the plate.