When leadership looks easy

Westford Expressions is my chapter of Toastmasters International. It is an excellent organization and lots of fun every Monday night. In Toastmasters, everyone gets a role each week to have an opportunity to speak at the front of the room. Last night I was the Toastmaster for the evening. The Toastmaster puts together the agenda, with speakers, evaluators, a timer, a grammarian. The Toastmaster prepares introductions for each speaker and ties the program together with a theme. The theme I used last night was a series of quotes on leadership.

Last night was an example of commitment and leadership by everyone in the room. Here it is August 1, a gorgeous evening in peak vacation season, and almost 20 members chose to attend the Toastmasters meeting.

Why? They aspire to be better communicators and better leaders. How are they doing that? They lead by example. They show up.

It was a great meeting because everyone showed up prepared to do their part. That's when leadership looks easy.