3)Become a leader with urgency. Lean in or back off, but urgency says: err on the side of leaning in

(In reverse order)

1)Who are you leading?

2)Are you leading?

3)Become a leader with urgency.  Lean in or back off, but urgency says: err on the side of leaning in.

John Maxwell in the 360 Degree Leader encourages leaders to know when to push and when to back off from their leader.  In times of change (the times of the leader) the rules no doubt still apply (Do I know something my boss doesn't, but needs to?  Is time running out?  Are my responsibilities at risk?  Can I help my boss win?  With the cards down, mostly the answer to these questions will be: "yes".  So as they say in Cotton Patch Gospel: "Let's get moving".  People are counting on you to lead.  There is no time like right now.  Do you have your cause?  Do you have ways to make genuine connections to the people who care about your cause?  Lean in. Create motion.  Are you offering a religious experience, and then waiting for people to come and get it, and then counting up the numbers and gauging the enthusiasm?  Or do you use interactions with the people whom you would like to come to generate curiosity, to create, to surprise, to delight, to catch off guard and to dialogue?  Seth Godin in Tribes says that leadership is a choice: a choice to not do nothing.  Don't do nothing: Lead.  How many people is a good number for your next event?  Probably fewer than you think if they are the right people.

4)As always, don't be a jerk.