Position or Possession?

Every organization has someone in a  position of leadership, but does that person possess leadership? Leadership is influence and while management  is important, don't mix it up with leadership. Leaders know that they have to have character,  competence and chemistry. And in that order. To have competency and chemistry without character is a very dangerous thing, but if you have character with no competency and chemistry you won't find  yourself having any real influence. You might be a dictator, but you won't be a leader. Managers are task driven and leaders are people driven, for in the end all business is really people business and no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care!