 What language or words come to mind when you think about leadership? Delegation? Empowerment? Decisiveness? Mission? Of course leadership is all of those things and much more. How we as leaders, however, talk about leadership directly affects our behavior and the actions of those around us. The language we use conveys our priorities and flows through the organization as such. Are we comfortable talking about the less tangible aspects of leadership like empathy, inclusion, care? Even if we instinctively value those qualities in ourselves and others, we can't assume that they are taken as priorities if we don't speak these things out loud. The old saying, deeds not words is of course helpful but it's misleading. Our words as leaders have enormous influence on the organization and we should carefully consider the language we choose when we discuss leadership. Lead well this week.