In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge,' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been used to being my own boss for a really long time, so I don't take to authority very well.
I've always had a problem with authority. That's why I had to be my own boss.
I define leadership as: Emotionally, you own your business. You own it with passion. And you either have or you don't have an economic investment. But when you have all three of those, you are the boss from Day One, and you care every single day more than anyone.
I grew up in a household that revered building businesses. It wasn't thinking about leadership; it was more about building something. To build something, you ultimately have to lead.
The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.
Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.
Clearly, every company needs a leader. That's an important part of being the CEO of the company.
If there are only three guys at the top of the organization handling things, it's the definition of a bankrupt company. In creating leaders without titles, we are going to have organizations with people at the helm putting forth their best.
Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.