Kayak Spotting

Last night at paddle club I got to see several different fun sights.  First we saw an absolutely beautiful hawk.  Towards the end of the "ride" we got to see a beaver up close.  Yet I think my favorite sight was the train that passed by on the side of the river.  Right in the very middle of the train were two engines.  I can't say that I've ever seen that before.  In a certain sense it speaks some to the book on leadership that I've been reading.  In there the authors talk about the importance of teamwork that Paul models for us.  It is a sense of being co-workers, it is a leading from within.  Perhaps that is what the train was demonstrating for me.  We often think about leading by pulling from in front (authoritarian leadership) or by pushing from behind (servant leadership).  How often do we think about from leading from within?  There is a sense of both pushing and pulling, but also being pushed and being pulled.  It is all a part of being a team where all are empowered to fill their role.