Re:People.. the same as any community (Score 2, Insightful)

You can tell the difference between a leader and a director with a simple comparison: If the person would eventually/theoretically get the project done even if everyone else left, they're leading, and if they wouldn't get anything done when everyone left, they're not leading.

This is a pretty flawed definition of leadership... While getting my sociology degree I took a few classes in small group theory and leadership theory and the definition I'd submit would go more like, "If people are following you, you're leading; if you have to pull them constantly, you're not leading.

Leaders aren't supposed to be heroes who can do everything themselves, they're people who can get everyone on the same page so that the group can get it done.