For many years it was written that 'Leaders are born, not made'. I think we all know that is a bunch of bull. Leadership is developed in people based on their experiences and what they learn from them. We have all experienced good and bad leadership. It doesn't matter where; school, CAP, ROTC, or the Girl Scouts, we all knew who we thought was a good leader and who couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions printed on the heel. For those of us who decided we wanted to be a leader we quickly identified the traits that we thought were good and the ones we thought were bad and integrated them into out own personal bag O' leadership tricks. (Hey it is pretty close to St Patrick's Day and I'm Irish).

In the book Geeks and Geezers, author's Bennis and Thomas write that "The one key asset that all leaders share, young or old, is their adaptive capacity. ... The ability to process new experiences, to find their meanings and to integrate them into one's life is the signature skill of a leader and indeed anyone finds ways to live fully and well." In other words, living is part of the OJT (on the job training) for future leaders. Leadership examples are all around us everyday. We need to actually take the time to pay attention and learn as we stumble through our everyday existence.

So, send us some of your examples of great leadership so we can share it with the rest of the world.