>> The places where I've worked, they're -- you know, we work in a system.
And there are certain things that go without being said.
And so I noticed what I started doing is that I started giving a voice to the truth
that didn't -- that was not getting spoken.
And what happens when you do that is that people can identify with that and appreciate that.
And they want to attach themselves to that because that's a way of feeling
like what they feel is being honored.
And when you do that, you start kind of almost building a coalition of people on the staff
that you're not leading but that respect you and respect what you're doing.
And, you know, over time you start leading in the position that you're in.
And so I think a combination with understanding what leadership really is in terms
of also, you know, finding opportunities.
I mean asking directors, asking your boss, can I take responsibility for something?
Can I take something off your plate?
And most people are going to say yes.
And actually take responsibility.
So don't wait for somebody to hand you something.
They're not going to realize that you want that.
They're not going to be thinking about it.
You need to just take it on.
And then I think in it personally, you need
to find your own way of what it means to be a leader.
For me, it's about, you know, speaking the truth that's not being spoken.
And that has inspired me.
But I really think it's about creating opportunities and not waiting for them.