What Makes A Leader?

Most everybody has an idea, we know.

But what really makes a Leader?
Is it the Position? The Connections?

If it's the Position, what made you say that?
After all, a big position is composed of many little positions put together.

What about Connections?
No doubt about the great contribution connections could make for one's career,
however, helping you get that job is simply the farthest they could take you.
The rest is up to you.

What then is a Leader all about?
A Leader is about Wisdom... about Character.

Wisdom is about one's ability to know what s/he could change
and what s/he could not change.
It's about knowing how to spot and develop potential leaders.
It's about knowing how to take his/her team to where it should be.
It's about knowing how to utilize resources and advantages optimally
towards organizational objectives.
It's about knowing how to strengthen weaknesses
and taking the company to the next level.

Character is concerned with one's emotional stability...
one's control of temperament... one's handling of criticism.
It's concerned with one's emotional strength...
one's ability to handle pressure... one's ability to think on his/her feet.
It's concerned with one's emotional maturity...
one's ability to take responsibility...
one's ability to deal with people empathically yet firmly.
It's concerned with one's focus and determined disposition.

Remember...
Character and Wisdom are the roots of Achievement.