Mike,

Great points and I would agree with Mary Jo that true "followership" is undervalued as ALL OF US are followers in some respect (or should be).  No one operates as their own boss as we are all accountable to someone.  The best leaders understand that they are accountable to those they have the privilege of leading and act accordingly.  In fact, there is the theory that those who cannot follow cannot lead and I would tend to agree with that.
I loved Godin's book and think it is a great point of view that would benefit all of us to consider and it also dovetails nicely into a simple definition of leadership...influence.  If we considered that anyone who influences leads, they we all bear the burden and then it simply becomes...are we a positive or negative influence?  It also takes "positional leadership" out of the question as it changes the paradigm to not what you do but how you do it.
No one has to wait to lead, all you have to do is accept that you can and are you building up or tearing down.
Thanks for the great post!