Leaders make a conscious choice to lead. Leadership is about volunteeringto contribute to the success of the organization or community. Leaders decidethey are willing to take the lead on some issue, topic, project or activity. They willingly work visibily and openly with an organization or communityto create some positive outcome. Leaders emerge at any gradeor from within any formal or informal organization or community.
Leaders attempt to achieve some positive outcome for the greater goodof their communities.
No leadership methodology or paradigm can replace a clear message froma leader that the larger organization or community comes before the leader'spersonal interests. The leader's energy comes from this commitment. Forthis reason, I maintain that leadership is from the heart. The community gives influence to the leader because the leader has placedthe community's welfare first. Webmasters are leaders because they seekto achieve some positive success far beyond themselves for their agenciesand the public.