The prudence to know when lead is as crucial to a leader as their capacity to do so.
Over four years this is the most valuable lesson I have learned. I have always been able to inspire confidence, communicate empathically, and use clear judgement, but I was formally only willing to act when someone called on me to do so.
Ethical Statement
Privileged leaders must be perennially cognizant of their place in the world. Some situations demand our action, others are thereby immiserized. Identity matters in leadership.