Managing misconceptions

3 things I got wrong about becoming a leader Dan is a member and former vice chairman of Feeding America's National Affiliate Council and is currently chairman of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks' board of directors. Under Dan's direction, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank has been consistently named one of the NorthCoast 99 Great Workplaces and the Feeding America Food Bank of the Year in 2012, the highest honor achievable by food banks. 330.535.6900 www.akroncantonfoodbank.org If you ask long-time leaders how their actual experience of leadership has been, compared to their perceptions going into it, most will tell you they are vastly different. People that find themselves in leadership roles, particularly those at a young age, often get there because they are confident they can do it, because they've been frustrated with their past bosses, and because they want a challenge.