Thisbookisnotaboutleadership,atleastinthewaywenormallythinkaboutit.Leadershipisnotaboutposition,orauthority.It’snotaboutbigspeechesorgrandvisions.Leadershipisengagingotherstosolvedauntingchallenges.Thosechallengesappearinourprofessionallives,inourcommunities,ourfamilies--andtheyseemunsolvable,beyondourabilitytoseewhatneedstobedoneoroutsideourcapacitytomakethechangesneeded.Theyarenot.Because,leadershipisanactivity--smallactionstakeninmomentsofopportunity.Andasyoustarttolookaround,youcanbegintoseemoreofthosemoments,seizetheopportunityinthosemoments.Mostimportantly,youcanhelpothersseethoseopportunitiestoo.That’swhyeveryonecanleadandtherealpowertosolveourmostimportantchallengesiswheneveryoneleads.
