Titles can open a door, but they cannot make a person trustworthy. The enduring measure of leadership is service: the problems solved, people developed, standards protected, and institutions left stronger.
My military service, ministry, technology work, and venture building all taught the same lesson. Authority without responsibility is performance. Responsibility carried for others is leadership.
About the author
Rev. Dr. Gerald F. Poe Jr.
Founder and Chief Executive Consultant of PoeTech Global Consulting. Technologist, strategist, veteran, aviator, and cross-sector advisor with more than three decades of experience spanning AI, energy, sustainable data centers, telecommunications, UAS, healthcare innovation, public infrastructure, and venture development.