I wrote in a recent post the need for leaders to connect during these trying times. People are looking to leadership to help guide them through hard things. They are watching them, listening to them and are hopefully inspired them.

Leaders who have successfully led people through adversity are some of the greatest leaders we have ever had. History books are filled with them, documentaries are the subject of many of them and a lot of people have tried to pattern their lives after them.

One thing most of these successful leaders had was a selfless heart. They were more concerned about others needs than they were about their own.

In my recent book, Do You Care to Lead – A 5-Part Formula for Creating Loyal and Results-Focused Teams and Organizations, I call for all leaders to to be more selfless and serve more. There is no quicker way to unlock your leadership than through service. It’s the ultimate connector, motivator, and communicator. Nothing says you care more than when you serve. I call such leaders: Care to Lead Leaders.

Care to Lead Leaders are a unique breed of truly selfless, thoughtful, and caring leaders. Leadership is not about them; it was never about them. It is about the people whom they lead and work with, and whom they deeply care about.