Hi, Mary:)

Interesting New Word of the Week:  "Adulting"

While I have a slight aversion to putting "...ing" on the end of perfectly good nouns, I could not agree more that our society needs much more mature leadership, as you describe it.

We tend to get what we reward, so maybe we need to look at what types of leadership behavior are reinforced, especially with extrinsic means.   Your section on "What Mature Leaders Don't Do" is a great start to this discussion.  As we consider your examples, we honestly have to admit (at least in my experience) that some organizations do not desire or encourage these types of behaviors in their leaders, assuming that it distracts from the real reason for business - to make those at the top richer.

Pardon the cynicism dripping slowly from the corner of my mouth.    I sincerely hope that your perception of what needs to happen in leadership falls upon fertile ground.

John