Learning leadership. Rost (1990) pointed out that there are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are individuals studying the topic. Definitions range from leadership as a set of traits or skills embedded in an individual who acts in leaderly ways to leadership as a relational process which produces collective outcomes (Jackson & Parry, 2008; Northouse, 2007). Understanding leadership development presents a similar problem (Barker, 1997; Dalakoura, 2010; Day, 2000; Hay & Hodgkinson, 2006; Ketter, 2009). Everyone has an idea of what “it” is and how it should be developed. While it makes sense that one should have a definition of leadership from which to create a leadership development program, this does not seem to be how program creation happens. Gentry and Leslie (2007) and Killian (2010) referring to the leadership as behavior/traits theories suggest identifying leadership competencies as a way to guide development of a program. However, as Gentry and Leslie (2007) note, “it may be confusing for some to determine the competencies to be used for leadership development purposes given numerous theories about leadership and leadership development [and] no clear ‘model’ or ‘framework’ for determining competencies” (p. 38). In the absence of a stated theory or definition of leadership or a set of specific competencies to develop, some authors frame the context of development “ongoing process of becoming more and more aware and vigilant. It is a process of continuously seeking to know yourself, to clarify your thinking, to take responsibility rather than place blame, and to control only yourself” (p. 19). It is through this process of learning about self that one is able to better understand the surrounding context and empower others within one’s sphere of influence.