My Ideas of what Leadership is

Hi everyone,  my name is Stanislav and this is my first time ever doing a blog, so it might take some time for me to get used to the different tools here! 

Abraham Lincoln once said, "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a Master."  This basically describes my view on what leadership is.  As a leader, one doesn't just order their followers around and point them to where they need to go, like a farmer would do to his sheep.  Instead, I believe that a leader is more or less an active team member in the group, and in terms of work, is an equal.  Of course, a leader is also not just another one of the crowd, but has to be a role model and at least a guide for any potential followers.

This is the kind of leadership style that I try to follow, one that strikes a middle path between the "dictator" and the "everyone's friend."

So in conclusion:

You don't want this:

You also don't want to be a complete equal:

Instead, you do want this: