Leadership is the process of influencing staff by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. It's about being an example that your staff can follow. Setting and maintaining team standards. Encouraging your team to be the best and accomplish more than they believe is possible.
Picture this, you grind day after day on a web application or website platform that very few people appreciate and that many complain about, yet it's critical to business operations. You bring a positive attitude to work despite having your ticket queue full each and every day. You and your team work hard to make improvements and squash bugs.
As a leader you determine the excellence and attitude of your team. My time in the Army exposed me to Leadership by Example and how important it is to be involved in all facets whether that's leading, talking, listening, working, observing, etc. When you lead by example, you set the standard and define the expectations of what's possible.
