Influence

Influence is a fascinating thing to me. Sort of like wind. You can't really see it but you can see the effects it has on things in its path.
Irrespective of gender, race, title, position or class, influence often belongs to people who don't seek it, don't need it, and don't even know they have it. If we have influence, it's because others give it to us. One can't make up one's mind to have influence. You cannot decide to be an influencer. One day you just realize that people seem to make up or change their mind after hearing from you.
Someone in the middle of the organization or group can have a tremendous amount of influence. I really like that. And I like that wherever people are in a group, eventually, one or more people will become the influencers. They may be influencers for good or influencers for evil - but the dynamic of leadership happens. Every time.