Architects use this word a lot.
"Elevate".
In architecture, elevation is key to design.

The same is true in leadership.
What is leadership if not about mobilizing people to elevate their life.
What is self leadership if not about elevating our own experience of living on this fascinating planet.

I have learned from the verb "to elevate" and I purposefully try to live by its "elevated depth."

When some try to bring you down (they will), elevate yourself above their insecurities.

When others try to degrade a conversation (they will), elevate the interaction above their pettiness.

When they create ugliness, elevate the situation to elegance.

In any situation, ask yourself this question before you do or say anything: How can I elevate this moment (and everyone that is part of it) so that we rise together to a higher state of being?

That's LEADERSHIP