Titles Don’t Make Leaders (So Don’t Chase Titles)

Being a long-time student of leadership, I’ve naturally heard a lot of pithy quotes about the subject. One of my favorites is from Margaret Thatcher: “Being a leader is like being a lady. If you have to remind people you are, you aren’t.”

Well said, Madame Prime Minister!

And another, by John Quincy Adams: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

I explored this and related issues with Mark Sanborn. He’s president of Sanborn & Ass...