Do you feel compelled to lead?
This week I started the training that I will need to complete to become an instructor for Mountain State University online
Our online programs use Blackboard, and my exposure before this week consisted of logging in a handful of times to the Blackboard platform used by our Doctorate students, to get to know them and read some of their work.
Now that I am enrolled in an actual course, I am motivated to learn Blackboard, and I’ve been logging in about twice a day to make sure I am fulfilling my course responsibilities.
One of my early observations about myself in this course: My desire to lead and direct others is irresistible.
I have written before, and I believe, that leadership is for everyone. People who want to be effective in leading others can learn how. Leadership is not about a position as much as it is about taking action and practicing a set of habits, deciding to make a difference.
But I wonder, also, if leadership is an infectious condition, one you can “catch” from others or re-infect yourself with, again and again.
I see a need, and I want to step up and meet it.
I join a group, and start to think about what I could do to help it run smoothly.
It feels as natural as breathing, and I jump in and get involved.
Join the conversation!
What about you? Do you find the desire to lead irresistible? How can leaders “infect” others with this condition?
