No one can make you a leader. Leaders do things, so they are seen and freely accepted as leaders. Leaders don’t need to have the power of hierarchy.

Leadership is the process of creating an environment where people become empowered. People feel safe to act, ask, comment, and are eager to dive into new topics of their interest. They are curious, creative, empowered to make decisions, and start a journey of self-guided development in their business area.

A really limited negative outcome of command-and-control structures is they are limited by the brain of the commander.
Creativity and the joy of playing a significant, directing part in something important are decreased for these teams.
Success is seen as the success of the commander, not the team.
In case of failure, it is easy to blame the team, due to his/her powerful position.

Inequality and the fear of negative consequences make people hide their thoughts and avoid taking risks.

In an age where interchangeable products and services are only differentiated by price (seldom quality), we find ourselves trapped in the vicious circle of efficiency and pricing – but there’ll always be someone who can do it cheaper.

Maybe the strongest idea that fosters a culture of innovation and leadership is:

There is always a better way. You are allowed to discover it, whenever you want.