%0 Journal Article %T Leadership in the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Academy: Insights and Reflections %A Arpana G. Inman %J The Counseling Psychologist %@ 1552-3861 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0011000018817285 %X In this Presidential Address, I reflect on my leadership journey both within the Society of Counseling Psychology and within the academy. Consistent with the theme of my presidency, Leadership Through Advocacy: Influencing and Advancing Change, I speak to the four initiatives that I developed during my presidential year (2017¨C2018), namely (a) leadership development in midcareer and early career professionals, (b) continued engagement in respectful dialogues, (c) master¡¯s-level training, and (d) the Society¡¯s strategic plan. Embedded within my leadership style, I speak to nine lessons that I learned as I navigated different leadership roles: leadership is a way of being; leadership is an evolving and developmental process; leadership is relational; leadership is about humility; leadership is about listening; leadership is about communication and amplification; leadership is about respectful and courageous engagement; leadership is about social and political responsibility; and leadership is about transparency and linking the past, present, and future %K advocacy %K change %K courageous engagement %K social¨Cpolitical responsibility %K transparency %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0011000018817285