Design & Management Discussion | Leadership cannot be given, It has to be earned.
Without leadership, there is no team but a bunch of individuals seating in the same room together. The very first lesson about leadership I learnt years ago in my first company that I worked for, where I started at the bottom as an intern and make my way up as a leader and senior designer, is before you be a leader to someone you have to be a leader to yourself. You need to do your job with great care, passion and consistency. You do it not because someone ask you to but the