It was clear to me that position and content were the raw materials for creating leadership impact. If there is no content, even the highest values don’t create leadership. Such a person would be liked a lot, but would not have influence and would not be followed. Equally, position does play a role. A very junior person will find it difficult to create followership on a large scale, albeit junior folks with good content do generate significant influence. So position and content go hand-in-hand. But the explosive conversion of that raw material into the finished product of leadership is driven
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