<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Leadership begins before conditions feel... > Leadership begins before conditions feel reciprocal. Someone must demonstrate the pattern, absorb an intelligent amount of first-mover risk, and make cooperation visible enough that other people can recognize a field worth joining. **Source:** [[livestreams/Usefulness, Reciprocity, and the Human Logic of Social Media - Workbook|Usefulness, Reciprocity, and the Human Logic of Social Media]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Leadership begins before conditions feel reciprocal. Someone must demonstrate the pattern, absorb an intelligent amount of first-mover risk, and make cooperation visible enough that other people can recognize a field worth joining.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-leadership-begins-before-field-worth-joining ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->