“Hannah you have to be my voice this weekend, I can’t speak, my voice is literally disappearing!” I said to my wife as the last whispers of a crackle came from my throat. That was it, my voice had gone from some sort of a throat infection and right on the day my wife and I were going to a leadership adventure retreat full of shouting, team building and leadership exercises! To say I was anxious was an understatement, you’ve got to be able to speak to lead… right?! What happened over that event has changed me and my perception of leadership forever. As one of my primary gifts was out of action I found leadership flowing from new places; from creating space for each individual gift in the team, encouragement was coming from the silent strength of standing with someone in defeat and development happening through a supporting kind hand beckoning them to try again.I left that event with an award in my hand for outstanding leadership, a little bewildered as I felt like I hadn’t really done anything at all, but realizing that great leadership doesn’t come from having the most things to say or the loudest voice but instead from creating space for each of your team to give from who they are created to be.