I used to think with Robert Dilts that “leadership is a commitment to create a world to which people want to belong”.

After some experiences with certain clients of mine I have to update this.

It certainly is “a commitment to create a world to which people want to belong” but it also implies going on taking care of people when they have joined & giving them a chance to grow; instead of munching them alive when they join & spitting them out when you’re quite finished with them.