What does "taking the lead" mean in conversation?

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When I was waiting for seeing my ASD counselor, I met this girl again who I used to see in the teenage ASD group years back. We started a conversation and it ended with her having invited me to do stuff with her. I remember her asking if she recognized me, I told her yes, and here's one thing I don't get: I talked about it with my counselor, she told me that I didn't exactly "take the lead" of the conversation. I don't know what this means much.

It sounds like she invited you to do things, instead of you inviting her to do things (aka asking for a date.) If the girl has to think up the activity and do the inviting, then she is taking the lead.

"Take a lead in conversation" = being the one who keeps the conversation going, the one who finds topics to talk about and shares them with the other person, the one who asks good questions and whose answers are meaningful and prompt others to answer back.

Check this out: http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-a-Conversation-Going