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The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by read more
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the read more
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who read more
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate read more
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward conduct the American people don't want from their elected leaders: Abusing power. Inserting the government into our private lives. Injecting religion into debates about public policy. Jumping through hoops to ingratiate themselves to their party’s base, while step by step, day by day, real problems that keep American families up at night fall by the wayside here in Washington.
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what read more
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
