Are you challenging the status quo?

Are you communicating your vision for the future?

Are you creating a culture around your vision and getting others involved in that culture?

These are some of the questions and topics that Seth Godin discusses in the new book Tribes:  We Need You to Lead Us.  I have read the book, and it is a short, great read.

Kerry Hannon of USA Today had a great article today about the book so check it ou:

On the Internet, anyone can be a great leader…so hop to it.

This is true, but there is a caveat to this.  I have met people who are great leaders on the internet, but they are just not great leaders in person.  I watched one of my favorite internet leaders dis one of his “list subscribers of which he boasts 60,000″ on an elevator during a conference a few years ago, and I then saw him leave trash on the floor by his seat at the end of a presentation.  The leadership bubble around him went “pop” in less than 24 hours.

On the other hand, I do believe that Obama lead us on the internet during his campaign, and by all accounts, that leadership permeated the public campaign as well.

All in all, Tribes is a great read, so check it out.