Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.
The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.
The way you make something happen is to do something that a fool could screw up.
The problem with taking offense is that it's really hard to figure out what to do with it after you're done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.
Make more decisions. That's the only way to get better at it.
Skepticism doesn't help you hear.