Often in my professional field (Student Affairs), the argument of leaders being “born” or “made” is both animated and ubiquitous. As I read through this chapter, I found Fisher’s belief “that in the beginning, all members of a group are in contention for the leadership position” (Trenholm, 2008, p. 195) useful to consider when preparing leadership trainings for my student advisees. Also, I believe I can use this belief to empower my staff team through our long-term, large-scale initiatives. I supervise one student assistant, an office manager, and a conduct coordinator. I believe each one of them has a unique skill set with the capabilities to make progress on our tasks. I agree with Trenholm’s (2008) statement “groups do not need to have a single leader” (p. 195) to be successful as a group/team. As much as we distribute the daily tasks through predetermined job descriptions, I believe we can delegate the leadership so it’s distributed equally.
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