<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Leadership reaches maturity when time has made... > Leadership reaches maturity when time has made character legible, trust has become shared infrastructure, and the people once gathered as an audience can teach, build, and lead without waiting for the founder. Form leaders patiently enough that they can become the conditions from which more leadership grows. The final proof of leadership is the capable life that continues after the leader is no longer directing it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Time, Trust, and the Formation of Leaders - Workbook|Time, Trust, and the Formation of Leaders]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Leadership reaches maturity when time has made character legible, trust has become shared infrastructure, and the people once gathered as an audience can teach, build, and lead without waiting for the founder. Form leaders patiently enough that they can become the conditions from which more leadership grows. The final proof of leadership is the capable life that continues after the leader is no longer directing it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-leadership-reaches-maturity-no-longer-directing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->