We need both leadership philosophy and practical tools for fighting confusion and feelings of powerlessness. Townsend and Gebhardt have given us both in Five Star Leadership . The first few chapters cover the philosophy. This section contains more than a few points worth pondering. Leadership comes from how we act, not where we sit.
Leadership includes instilling leadership in others.
Building leaders should make our workplace more productive, our jobs more rewarding, and our lives more fun. Leadership is not management. Management is a subset of leadership but not integral to it. For leaders to grow, managers must learn to let go. The hardest thing for a leader to do is to trust.