Leadership.
It's about what you do, not the title.
For me, I've always hated campaigning, especially in YIG. To me, it's always seemed like a popularity contest, and those who are desperate for the "title" are the ones who try to be popular. It's always irked me when someone says "I'm the best blah blah blah" and all I can do is just nod and quietly vote for someone else. In fact, that's kind of why I'm happy I'm part of the delegation steering committee, but not the actual president. Because popularity contests don't really show proficiency. They show desperation. Sometimes, the true leaders aren't the people with the title, but the people that are motivated enough to work without a title. If we really wanted a popularity contest, we would just vote king and queen.
OH..and RIP Steve Jobs, the Edison of our time. You changed my perceptions of Macs. I still don't like everything about them, but I can appreciate them more now.
Truer words were never spoken. I feel like society has coupled popularity and true leadership to the point where it's hard to discern between the two; as a result, our perceptions of leadership are adversely affected and organizations can be run by figureheads who realize they can exploit their position while the true leaders with good intentions are unfairly behind the scenes. That's why it's important to look at the second or third-in-command when analyzing an organization. Is this the case for all institutions? Obviously not, but it seems to be a trend we face. The important thing I think is to have a firm idea of what leadership is and being able to distinguish it from popularity or whatever you want to call it, and do it with conviction.
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