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I \nsemi-regularly participate in two, one is the afforementioned \n#LeadFromWithin began and hosted by the incomparable Lolly Daskal.  \nCheck <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160328220645\/http:\/\/www.lollydaskal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her Website<\/a> out if you haven\u2019t heard of her.  She is a remarkable human. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way this particular chat works is Lolly and\/or a co-host for the \nweek throw out 10 questions in an hour, and those of us chatting, \nanswer.  If you haven\u2019t Tweeted before, the catch is you have to answer \nin 140 characters or less, and well, we are supposed to use hashtags \n(the pound sign, or the crunch symbol to you fellow Linux users) to \nhighlight keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight\u2019s chat was simply put, overflowing.  We actually broke the \u201cTwitter meter\u201d or whatever can be broken on Twitter.  <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160328220645\/http:\/\/t.co\/iXhJoYl72x\">Over a million accounts<\/a> were reached in one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to the subject.  Leadership is truly all about empowering others\n to lead.  While I\u2019m not normally a \u201cflowery\u201d type of guy, I do have my \nmoments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more I think this over, the more I think: what better metaphor for leadership than a dandelion?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dandelion seeds have those little feathery parachutes to help them fly, far away from their parent plants.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leadership is like that too, leaders spring up, far away from their \n\u201cparent\u201d mentors.  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