John Maxwell once said, “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
Learning the art of leadership is one of the most important parts of a young person’s period of growth. For some, leadership is taught in classes and in training sessions. For others, leadership is a skill that is learned by experience and interaction with the people around them.
The task of leading other people begins in small settings and at a very young age. Being the leader of the group for a class project, or being a captain in a sports team at school shows us the basics of what teamwork and leadership entails. However, as we become older and take on more daunting roles, we may come to the realisation that leadership can be quite complex.