Life abhors a vacumn. A vacancy demands that something fill that space. This is especially true in Leadership. When there is no leadership in an organization, or the leadership is inadequate, one of two things will happen. Those who recognize the need will either move toward filling need, or, if that is not possible or the structure cannot be solved without the additional clout of position, these people will leave the situation/organization.

Leaders are influencers. In the best sense they use their influence to empower those around them in the fulfillment of the goals. In the worse sense, they manipulate those around them to make themselves look good regardless of anyone else.