Are You Leading In?
One simplistic definition of leadership is moving people toward a shared goal or dream. I’ve written before about the 3 areas of leadership: leading down, leading up, and leading in. Leading down is simply about leading the people who are following you. Leading up is helping your leader grow and becoming more effective. Leading in is all about self-leadership and, in my mind, the most difficult one. What’s more, it’s obvious how leading in affects how we lead up or down.
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