Bold assertion; here's something you don't want to hear, "Your surgeon has got a LOT of room to grow in the operating room, but his team REALLY loves him!" Leadership is a tricky space. It's easy to observe and less easy to describe. For example; a person who is technically solid, may not be good at all with people. Conversely, a fabulous people-person may not be able to find their glasses on their face. A high-quality leader is going to be able to have a handle on the doing of the stuff and the support of the people; but they may not be an expert in either space. That's why there's the third space; leadership. Being able to lead by example and coaching is a great space for a leader. If their overloaded on a type of skill, they may not be the strongest leaders available. 📌 Culture Fit Over Skills: while skills can be taught, finding a place in an organization's culture is critical. Sometimes the best leaders are those who aren't a perfect cultural fit but bring a fresh perspective that sparks innovation and creativity. 📌 Leaders Are Made, Not Born: leadership is cultivated through experience, reading, and doing. Leaders are constant learners who transform other people's experiences into their wisdom. 📌 Action and Humility: Leaders must take action, inspire others through their courage, and exercise humility by constantly seeking to learn from everyone around them. If you're looking for a new leader and the expectations is basically a compilation of everyone's job descriptions, the odds of finding the perfect person approach zero. And, finding the right leader for the moment can be effective... for the moment. Seeking and developing leadership requires careful growth and pruning of the technical and social skills necessary to lead the organization today and into the future. It is not easy to articulate or seek out leadership. The only way forward is to develop clarity on what is needed rather than what someone else says defines a leader. The No More Leadership BS team charges ahead by examining what leaders do, can do, should do, and how they can engage to appropriately serve their teams. In addition, this can be very useful for leaders hiring leaders to ensure they have an eye on the future, not just the immediacy. What do you find to be one of the most important qualities of an effective leader?