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Our Mission 
To encourage excellence and foster growth and development at all levels of 
leadership at Georgetown University. Learning is a life-long endeavor ! 
 

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 There are two ways of spreading light - 
 to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. 
 - Edith Wharton, Vesalius in Zante&nbsp;
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&nbsp;Warren Bennis&nbsp; wrote in 1959 &ldquo;&hellip; the concept of leadership eludes us&hellip;with its slipperiness and complexity&hellip;we have invented an endless proliferation of terms to deal with it&hellip;and still the concept is not sufficiently defined.&rdquo; We might agree with Bennis, then add --- but we know it when we see it. More importantly, an absence of leadership in the workplace vacuums morale, accountability, and excellence from even high performers.
Without a solid definition, some people assume that:&nbsp;&nbsp;
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 <li>Leadership is synonymous with rank and title,</li>
 <li>Without the &lsquo;right&rsquo; position in the University, leadership is impossible,</li>
 <li>Accountability only occurs if our leaders enforce it.</li>
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In fact, accountability starts with you and me. If we decide to be accountable for our own excellence, then we don&rsquo;t need to have the imprimatur of those above us on the organizational chart. Our commitment to excellence is far more important than mere compliance.&nbsp;
Real leaders are seldom coronated. Leaders emerge because they believe they can either be the candle or the mirror to lead others to the light.&nbsp; Reflect upon your own leadership experience &ndash; or the experience you would like to have &ndash; and decide if you are a candle or a mirror.&nbsp; Both are important and light the way.
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