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by JustAnotherDeadPoet on January 11th, 2007

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What does "being a great leader" mean to you?

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  • by Stableboy on January 11th, 2007

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    A great leader has more interest in the well-being of the whole than they do in their own ego.

    It's that interest which guides their thinking and action, it's that commitment which gives them their view of life and the courage to ignore the inevitable difficulties and enemies that one acquires in leadership.

    A leader is "used by" their commitment, they have a sense of riding a wave which is larger than themselves and larger than any particular individual.

    A leader does not get entangled in the power that flows their way as a result of surrendering to their commitment... the power is "recycled" into the actions and vision needed to excel. The phrase "power corrupts" does not apply to a great leader, because the self-centeredness which is the real catalyst for that corruption is well under control in such a person.

    Think Gandhi, Jesus, Buddha, Martin Luther King, Jr., etc. NOT Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot.

    Great leaders are a force for good.

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    • You forgot Abraham Lincoln,the president who abolished slavery.

      Damir_H

      by Damir_H on January 12th, 2011

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