Some quotes I think convey leadership...

"A leader is a man who makes decisions. Sometimes they turn out right and sometimes they turn out wrong; but either way, he makes them."
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"All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership."
John Kenneth Galbraith

"A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune."
Anonymous

Friday, March 11, 2011

James MacGregor Burns...

James MacGregor Burns was born in Melrose on  August 3, 1918. His passion for history started an early age. He majored in political science at Williams and earned a PhD in government at Harvard.  He received a Pulitzer Prize and National Book award in 1956 and 1970 for two different books. While establishing his leadership theory, he shyed away from transactional management and focused on the mutual benefits of the leader and follower. He is best known for his contributions towards transformational, aspirational and visionary schools of leadership theory. He is the author of several books on leadership and the leadership style of US Presidents. His newest adventure is working on the politics of the Supreme Court.
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