What does it mean to be a Leader?

Here's a thoughtfull presentation by John Leonard, Executive Director of ASCA. on leadership.

"Finally, the highest form of leadership is reached when the leader can become invisible and people appear to be “leading themselves”.  This of course, requires the oft-sought “internal motivation”.  In the book “DRIVE” by Daniel Pink, the author delineates three critical criteria for the development of Internal motivation. They are: 

1)  Autonomy – the person has (and/or appears to have) the ability to control their own destiny by their actions. 

2)  Mastery – the person has or perceives that they have, the ability to become very good at the task at hand. (If you think you can, you can….if you think you can’t, you are also correct.) 

3)  A sense of belonging to something larger than oneself. (A TEAM thus is a perfect fit for this one.)"

 

Read the text of the entire presentation at Swimming Coach. org