Follow the Leader

We all remember this game we played as children. There's a great lesson to be learned from follow the leader. As Dr. John Maxwell says, "Leadership is caught as much as taught." Remember, the gist of the game was to always to do whatever the leader did. It didn't matter whether the leader jumped, you jumped, if they stepped on a line, you stepped on a line.
The same is true in business. People do what people see. Leadership is about setting the example, what I call Valor. It's having the character to do the hard right vs. the easy wrong. While setting the example, we create experiences. People will remember memories long after the gift is gone.

Leadership is:

Chosen
Fun
Visible
Valuable
Memorable

Lead, follow and get out of the way. Sometimes you must do all three at some point. Remember, Valor is visible so take the hard right over the easy wrong.