Exploring Leadership (Updated)

Consider this: The talented musician

you are the leader of a band and have one member who is spoilt for talent. I mean seriously, they can play the guitar, drums, keys, and bass. She can sing, arrange music and construct a complete performance. However this person is stubborn and hard to lead. She passively resists engaging with her full potential.

My question is this.

How do you engage with the most talented (potential and active talent) and the most gifted (unrealised and realised gifts)?

• Do you manage by placating her with token solos? Would you allow her to get by on her undisciplined brilliance, all the while accepting uncommitted involvement and undermining your position as group leader every time you defer to her for inspiration and input?

Or

• Do you lead by helping her to realise the potential she has and make her a leader through influence herself? Would you spend your time getting to know and understand her enabling you to effectively direct and focus her abilities? Would you be prepared to give her enough autonomy which she could hang you with?

Or would you find a new band member?

Is there another way? What would you do? Tell me...