But an eager CIL staff does not necessarily translate into one that is skilled at taking an individual or a group from talk to action. Both CIL personnel and those who seek support from the CIL must be attuned to characteristics of leadership. Sometimes leaders are people who get tired of hearing other people gripe and do nothing. Some people just seem born to lead. Others get angry and tired and decide they cannot sit around and do nothing and just start acting.
Some people lead by example and others lead groups of people.
All have an ability to persuade other people that their issues are at the very least worth considering. There is no set formula to become or recognize a leader. Indeed, there are many formulas and lots of books written and seminars conducted about leadership. For the purposes of an independent living center, everyone the CIL comes into contact with can be considered a leader or a potential leader. That way CILs do not make the same mistake other societal organizations do and exclude someone from leadership because they look different, or walk funny, or drool while they talk, or think more slowly than the peer to whom they might be assigned.