The author writes that in resource-based community development and a core belief of public allies, is that the symbolic “glass of water” is both half empty and half full. The author extends the example to individuals as well as communities by stating that “every member of a community, without exception, has gifts and talents that contribute to the community.” Furthermore, every individual and community has weaknesses, and the correct application of leadership is to combine everyone's resources to counteract everyone's weaknesses in the process of improving our communities. Public Allies makes no attempt as an organization to find and correct weaknesses, but only identifies Allies' resources to train them as community leaders. These ideas align well with the authors' definition of leadership. Public Allies defines leadership on page 33 as; • “Leadership is a process that many can engage in, not a position that only a few can hold. • Leadership means taking personal and social responsibility for working with others to achieve common goals. • Leadership means practicing the five core values ​​that involve different community members or groups working together