To me, leadership is the process of guiding others to a common goal driven by passion and compassion. This is my definition of leadership because in order to have a successful team, each member of the collective must not just know what they’re aiming to do but why personally they're aiming to do it. With every organization I’m a part of, I seek to instill a drive in each individual around something they're particularly passionate about. This is pivotal to creating a strong organization because if contributors don’t have a reason to dedicate themselves to creation, it will lose not only humanity but actual substance. To that point, without compassion and love for others, any project will be not only non-applicable but be difficult for a team to work together and simply understand one another. For me personally, my main values are passion and compassion, which I aim to highlight through my leadership style. This definition has evolved greatly over the course of the leadership course, for, at the beginning of my journey, I simply assumed leadership was delegation forming a shared vision. While leadership certainly involves forming a shared vision, delegation, in the form I originally imagined it as, is often void of meaning and causes resentment rather than strength in a team. For example, in the 21 Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell speaks in regard to the power of individuality and a person’s ability to direct themselves. When given this individuality through passion and tailored assignment, success and the ability for success increases dramatically. Beyond merely concept, our own instructor, Ms. Flanhofer, has demonstrated the success through individualized projects which often process a higher quality and students report having a more enjoyable experience partaking in. This year, I’ve attempted to lead this way in student council by creating tasks for our leaders, but allowing for multiple avenues of opportunity for the leaders to include their own passions. For example, with one of our committees, I encouraged and set out a variety of guidelines, and while I provided exemplar specifics, I guided the group into finding their own passions and interests. Throughout the entire time, I used compassionate phrasing and gratitude to ensure they felt appreciated and a part of the organization. Thus, through my leadership definition of passion and compassion, we were able to create a successful year and an even more successful organization.