I have to give credit to Hillary Clinton for dictating her own path. She has never allowed her campaign to be ruled by what the media or the public think she should do; she has always called her own shots.  Not such an easy task with so many opinions flying around. Last night her and Barack Obama had what is being called a secret meeting, determining yet again that they will determine their own fate and lead according to what they believe is necessary.

I find this to be a wonderful example of leadership.  With so much pressure on these two, they alluded the media so that they could get together, hear one another out personally, and dictate their destinies. Leadership is not about reacting to what the market, the media, the public, your clients, or employees are screaming about. Strong leadership is about looking beneath all of that and diagnosing the bigger issues and solving those. Great leaders appear unpredictable because they are looking at the big picture from such a place of height and depth that their moves seem unexpected. This is because they are solving issues that others are not focused on.  People within the system want you to osolve their immediate pains, and while there is importance to do so, the system needs to be taking care of those issues  so that the leader can address the pains that the people have yet to identify. Look deeper. Find the root of the problem.  As opposed to reacting to the side effects, cure the disease. Be a diagnostician and lead from a place of action.