On leadership: The meaning of dependence, independence and interdependence. http://tr.im/r7LN

July 4th, 2009 Fireworks. Photo by Ada Gonzalez

Independence, Dependence, and Interdependence are three important words for leaders to consider. As I was watching the spectacular fireworks over Legislative Mall in Dover, Delaware on the 4th of July, I was thinking about the interplay of these three words and what do they mean in leadership.

Probably because English is not my native tongue, whenever I think about words, I tend to go first to the dictionary to get the “official” meaning of the words. Pulling together what different dictionaries and Wikipedia say, this is my take on the meaning of the words and what they mean for leadership. As with everything else each of these words has an upside and a downside, which we need to consider in leadership.