There  are human temperaments that seem to be well suited to leadership.   There are positions in organizations which require leadership.  But  there is also a phenomenon where a person looks behind them and realizes  that they are being followed.  Not by a spy or a private eye, but by  people who believe they have found someone who knows the way.

I believe that such organic leadership is often the product of some  simple disciplines which anyone can incorporate into their lives.  Let  me share five such disciplines which I have observed, and some of the  stories that have emerged from attempting to incorporate those  disciplines into my life.