Today I sat down with Brianne Rush, VP of Operations for a local marketing agency, and we discussed one of my favorite topics, leadership.

I'll say over and over again that leadership isn't about telling people what to do, real leadership is about the ability to lead yourself. Unfortunately, I've worked for and with quite a few leaders that lacked control over their emotions, handed difficult situations over to other people to fix, and operated from a place of ego. These kind of leaders are everywhere, and Brianne not only offers some good tips on how companies can better train their leaders but also how employees can work with difficult bosses/managers.

Brianne also talks about becoming the best at what you do, how you may find greater success and inadvertently become a leader in your field because you've become the master at what you do. A  good example of this is LeBron James. LeBron has become the best at what he does, but just because he's a great player doesn't mean he'd be a great coach- and we're certain he knows that and that's the key. It's knowing what you're good at.