Leadership. Most will tell you that they "know it when they see it."Asking people to define leadership can yield some interesting results. For example, a fellow by the name of Alex Putman posted the question in a Linkedln HR group asking people to define leadership in one word.His favorite response?"Rebel,” Putnam wrote. "Sometimes a leader has to be a cowboy or rebel and put themselves outside of the norm, make sacrifices and achieve results! Following the pack may keep you in a job, but to really inspire, you must be determined, creative and passionate!”That stuck with me, because over the past two years, while struggling with impacts of a pandemic, leaders in the Washington wine industry stepped up and stepped outside the box to create a statewide program that will, via third-party audits, certify sustainably grown wine grapes. It certainly would have been easier not to bother. After all, the process took dozens of people, in dozens of meetings, reading and agreeing on dozens of pages of sustainable practices known as "the Standard,” against which growers would be judged. While excruciatingly slow and painful to many, the process was thoughtful, intentional and inclusive.
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