Take the first crucial step towards defining your leadership through humility and influence rather than the designation imposed by your title
Today, leadership is all about influence and the ability to inspire others to follow willingly. Image: Shutterstock
By Subramanian Ananthapadmanabhan
In a world that is constantly evolving, the traditional notions of leadership are undergoing a profound transformation. Gone are the days when authority and title alone defined leadership. Today, leadership is all about influence and the ability to inspire others to follow willingly. In a recent gathering of startup founders engaged in a growth hack session, this shift in the leadership paradigm became abundantly clear to me. As we sat together in a room filled with a diverse array of ideas and ambitions, it was evident that the old-fashioned command-and-control approach had no place in this setting.