Some people find it stimulating and actively seek it. You need to find the first group of people and work with them. The teams you've formed this week are a good start. Together, you must find a way around the others. Don't worry about your position or title.
Leadership comes from many levels and directions.
By itself, it doesn't provide a vision or a following. . . . Without influence, power dies out at the end of its own channels of command. Power gets its way. . . . Influence makes its way. And in free societies, it makes its way further.