Defining Leadership

[EricH]

Originally Posted by BRAVESaj25bd8

...The only thing I differ with him in opinion would be that he said leaders are elected or assigned. I think that the true team leader will be obvious before any election or assignment....

Bingo. Leadership is shown before it is recognized. Being named the leader does not make you the leader; being a leader does. I could name the local bum the leader of a team, but that wouldn't give him the leadership ability. Or I could notice a team member who was showing leadership skills and name him as leader. The latter is evidently what your team did. (We hope--if not, you need some honing.)

And, as the team leader/captain/CEO/boss/president, I would say that you can pick your own title. Remember, the leader has to be part of the team, so your choice should reflect that.

One final word of advice (from Spiderman): With great power comes great responsibility. As team head honcho, you need to accept both.