<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The democratic promise of leadership is fulfilled... > The democratic promise of leadership is fulfilled when people who once waited for permission can understand the system, build real work, teach what they know, and create additional paths for others. Release power through service until the community becomes capable of reproducing its own leaders. A movement becomes durable when leadership is no longer a scarce identity but a teachable public capacity. **Source:** [[livestreams/Democratizing Leadership Through Disruption and Community - Workbook|Democratizing Leadership Through Disruption and Community]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The democratic promise of leadership is fulfilled when people who once waited for permission can understand the system, build real work, teach what they know, and create additional paths for others. Release power through service until the community becomes capable of reproducing its own leaders. A movement becomes durable when leadership is no longer a scarce identity but a teachable public capacity.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-democratic-promise-leadership-teachable-public-capacity ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->