| Maybe I' m too "old school," but it seems
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| | not as I do." Their obscene compensatory
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| to me there is a dearth of leadership
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| | behavior is hardly the stuff of
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| right now. When I listen to a Mitt
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| | leadership or character. Thankfully, we
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| Romney, John McCain, Hillary, or Al gore,
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| | have the Gates, Jobs and Buffets, but
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| I just don't hear that strong sense of
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| | there are too few like them. Regrettably,
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| vision........that passion to be able to
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| | the period 2001 through 2004 may go down
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| get people to commit 100% and take the
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| | as the period of great corporate
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| necessary action to see that vision
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| | accounting scandals and that is just
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| become a reality. When JFK was guiding us
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| | plain shameful.In sports, what ever
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| through the Cuban Missile crisis during
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| | became of the Larry Bird's, Y.A.Tittle's
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| those 14 scary days back in October 1962,
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| | and Bobby Layne's who would take their
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| that passion was contagious and my
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| | bloody lumps and get up ready for more
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| friends and I had it. We were ready to
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| | instilling in their team mates a sense of
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| do whatever was necessary. We were ready
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| | dedication seldom seen these days. That
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| to go. Great leaders excel in that kind
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| | was "old school" leadership.Today's
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| of communication and motivation. They
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| | leadership seems to be personified by
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| instill confidence and enthusiasm. As
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| | doing the boogaloo in the end zone after
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| well, they demonstrate integrity on a
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| | a touchdown.Closer to home, how does one
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| consistent basis. JFK instilled that
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| | recognize or find a leader? Acknowledging
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| confidence and passion. I doubt Al Gore
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| | that no one is perfect, what are some
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| could do that for me. Rudy Giuliani?
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| | traits to look for? What about those
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| Maybe. Bill Frist? Never. The late Paul
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| | special kinds of leaders right here in
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| Wellstone perhaps could do it. John Kerry
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| | the Mount Washington Valley? Or in New
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| could not under any circumstances. When I
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| | Hampshire. Maybe they will possess some
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| lived in Massachusetts, the late Lenny
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| | of the following:Personal ethics and
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| Zakim (a lifelong campaigner against
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| | integrity. "Relativity applies to
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| racism and for whom the new bridge in
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| | physics, not ethics." Albert
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| Boston,The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill
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| | EinsteinCourage.....the willingness to
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| Bridge, is named) and Paul Tsongas were
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| | take risks and be accountable for the
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| two leaders who led by example. My
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| | outcome. "Courage doesn't always roar.
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| heavens what great leaders they were. And
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| | Sometimes courage is the little voice at
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| for anyone who does not know what Lenny
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| | the end of the day that says I'll try
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| stood for, I urge you to find out.Just
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| | again tomorrow." Mary Anne
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| where are the great leaders? The
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| | RadmacherInspires and
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| Walesa's, Thatcher's, Ronald Reagan's;
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| | motivates......nothing is as contagious
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| the Winston Churchill's, the Golda
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| | as genuine enthusiasm. "If you aren't
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| Maier's, the Sadat's? Where is Mandela,
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| | fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired
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| Biko, de Klerk, Gandhi, Pope John Paul
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| | with enthusiasm." Vince
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| 11, Harry Truman. Generals MacArthur,
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| | LombardiCommitted, dedicated and cool
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| Eisenhower, and Schwarzkopf. Where are
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| | under pressure.......inspires confidence.
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| the Glover Johns's, Chesty Puller's and
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| | "Dedication is not what others expect of
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| George Patton's....and Admiral Nimitz?
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| | you, it is what you can give to others."
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| Shirley Chisolm, Margaret Sanger, and
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| | Unknown source
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| Martin Luther King? Lee Iacocca and Pete
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| | A desire to envision and create. "A
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| Rozzelle. TR, FDR and JFK? Billy Graham.
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| | dream is your creative vision for your
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| Lombadri and Auerbach? And the list goes
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| | life in the future. You must break out of
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| on. Curiously, why is it so easy to go
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| | your comfort zone and become
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| back in the past and pick out such names
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| | comfortable with the unfamiliar and the
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| but so difficult to find their current
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| | unknown." Denis WaitleyThe ability to
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| counterparts? Perhaps we don't know what
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| | prioritize. "If you want to make good use
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| to look for.In any organization, a
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| | of your time, you've got to know what's
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| leader's actions set the pace. Such
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| | important and then give it all you've
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| behavior wins trust, loyalty, and ensures
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| | got." Lee IacoccaA genuine desire to help
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| the organization's continued vitality.
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| | others succeed. "The more I help others
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| One of the ways to build trust is to
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| | to succeed, the more I succeed." Ray
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| display a good sense of character
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| | Kroc, Founder of
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| composed of beliefs, values, skills, and
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| | MacDonald's.Decisiveness. "If I had to
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| traits. Lee Iacocca, who led Ford and
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| | sum up what makes a good manager, I'd say
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| brought Chrysler back from the brink,
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| | decisiveness.....in the end you have to
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| once said, "The speed of the boss is the
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| | set a timetable and act." Lee IacoccaKnow
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| speed of the team." If the leaders don't
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| | anybody like this in New Hampshire? I'll
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| do it, do not expect the team members to
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| | bet they are around; the trick is to find
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| do it. Chesty Puller walked the talk. So
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| | them. One particular man I believe
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| did his men. Greenbay Packers, under
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| | exemplified the very essence of
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| Coach Vince Lomdardi, would do anything
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| | leadership was the late Col. David. H.
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| to win his praise. It was called mutual
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| | Hackworth, who was working on a book
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| respect.These leaders didn't pontificate;
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| | about "Leadership" when he died last
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| they led by example...........they led by
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| | year. His cause of death was a form of
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| having the aforementioned ingredients of
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| | bladder cancer now appearing with
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| values, traits, beliefs, and skills.
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| | increasing frequency among Vietnam
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| Arguably, President William F. Clinton
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| | veterans exposed to the Agents Orange
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| was a chief executive who produced rock
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| | and Blue defoliants. He spent more than
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| solid results, but did he demonstrate
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| | 50 years on the many different
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| integrity on a consistent basis?
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| | battlefields, first as a soldier, then as
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| President Richard M. Nixon's ability to
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| | a writer, correspondent and sharp-eyed
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| be visionary is historically manifest but
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| | critic of the Military-Industrial Complex
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| he too tragically stumbled along the
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| | and of the many generals he dismissed as
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| way.In their work "Leaders," researchers
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| | "Perfumed Princes." After an interview in
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| Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus conclude,
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| | 1971 on ABC's "Issue and Answers" in
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| "Leaders......consolidate or challenge
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| | which he called Vietnam a "bad war," and
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| prevailing wisdom. In short, an essential
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| | predicted that Saigon would fall to the
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| factor in leadership is the capacity to
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| | North Vietnamese within four years, he
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| influence and organize meaning for the
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| | became the only senior officer to sound
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| members of the organization." They
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| | off about the Vietnam War. He then
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| continue, "Managers are people who do
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| | retired from the Army and later became a
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| things right and leaders are people who
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| | powerful voice for military reform. Said
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| do the right thing. The difference may be
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| | Roger Charles, president of Soldiers for
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| summarized as activities of vision and
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| | the Truth, "everything he did in his
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| judgment -- effectiveness verses
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| | retirement was to try to give the young
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| activities of mastering routine --
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| | kids that our country sends to bleed and
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| efficiency." In this sense, Bill Gates
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| | die on our behalf a better chance to win
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| and Steve Jobs are surly great leaders of
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| | and to come home."Before he took ill, he
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| today, for they created technical models
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| | was frequently seen on cable television
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| that provided a focus for rapt attention.
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| | during the early days of the war in Iraq.
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| Bennis and Nanus go on to describe
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| | Early military setbacks convinced him and
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| leaders as "changing the basic metabolism
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| | other retired military leaders that the
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| of the organization." Lee Iacocca changed
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| | Bush administration, some of whose
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| the metabolism of Chrysler in plain
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| | backers sold the War as a "cakewalk,"
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| sight.Respected business lecturer Tom
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| | hadn't sent enough troops to put down
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| Peters wrote that leaders, "must create
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| | Iraqi resistance. He was one of the
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| new worlds. And then destroy them; and
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| | earliest to question whether the
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| then create anew ('Thriving On Chaos')."
| |
| | administration planned well enough to
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| Interestingly, Peters defines visions as
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| | achieve a decisive military victory and
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| aesthetic and moral -- as well as
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| | to keep the postwar peace. Some of his
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| strategically sound, which, of course,
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| | quotes about Donald Rumsfeld are indeed
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| would eliminate Hitler's quest of the
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| | eyepopping!For those interested, a
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| world as being a vision. Martin Luther
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| | profile of Col. Hackworth appears in the
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| King had a vision that was not only
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| | book, "Leadership: Past, Present &
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| proclaimed, but was lived convincingly
| |
| | Future," written by Carlos M. Rivera less
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| and was an exemplar of the moral process.
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| | than two months before his death. The
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| MLK quite literally walked the talk.
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| | book deal with the four values a true
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| Pete Rozzelle had a vision for the
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| | leader has: "courage, perseverance,
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| National Football League and he
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| | communication skills and teamwork."Col.
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| influenced those around him to carry out
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| | Hackworth, by the way, was put in for the
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| his vision. He took the league to higher
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| | Medal of Honor three times. The last
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| levels. Ella Grasso, first woman elected
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| | application is currently under review at
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| state Governor in her own right
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| | the Pentagon. He was twice awarded the
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| (Connecticut), shut that state down
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| | Army's second highest honor for valor,
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| during the Blizzard of 78. It was a
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| | the Distinguished Service Cross, along
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| decisive action by a great leader.How do
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| | with 10 Silver Stars and eight Bronze
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| today's leaders stack up on the
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| | Stars. But when asked about his many
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| leadership index? The McCain's,
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| | awards, he always said he was proudest of
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| Hillary's, Biden's, Frist's, Tommy
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| | his eight Purple Hearts and his Combat
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| Frank's, Wes Clark's, Lieberman's,
| |
| | Infantryman's Badge. As with Lenny Zakim,
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| Mitt's, Judd's, Jeb's, and so many
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| | I urge our young people to do a little
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| others. Does our own Senator Sununu have
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| | research on the WEB or at the library and
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| what it takes to become a great leader?
| |
| | find out about such leaders who are so
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| Just maybe. Does Hillary? Time will
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| | very worthy of our knowledge, if not
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| tell.And what about today's business
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| | emulation."Leadership is practiced not so
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| leaders? We have Carol Bartz, Robert L.
| |
| | much in words as in attitude and in
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| Johnson and Muriel Siebert. Michael Dell,
| |
| | actions." Harold S. GeneenTed Sares,
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| the Wyatt's and the Wrigley's and they
| |
| | PhD, is a private investor who lives and
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| are darn good.....but where are the Lou
| |
| | writes in the White Mountain area of
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| Gerstner's, Jack Welch's Harold Geneen's
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| | Northern New Hampshire with his wife
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| and Lee Iacocca's? The Hewlett's and the
| |
| | Holly and Min Pin Jackdog. He writes a
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| Packard's. The Ken Olsen's, Lawrence
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| | weekly column for a local newspaper and
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| Bossidy's, An Wang's and IBM's Watson's?
| |
| | many of his other pieces are widely
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| The Land's and the Eastman's. Today, an
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| | published.His works focus on issues and
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| alarming number seem to be doing the
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| | themes dealing with socio-political
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| "Corporate Perp Walk" on television,
| |
| | topics, business and economics in which
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| slurping excessive pay at the corporate
| |
| | he advocates a free market approach to
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| trough, or playing insider tips on the
| |
| | capitalism, patriotism, and matters
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| stock market. Some are even called
| |
| | dealing with individual freedom.They are
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| "Celebrity CEO's" as if they were movie
| |
| | frequently inspirational in nature and
|
| stars or super athletes. How nauseous is
| |
| | sometimes reflect the Objectivist
|
| that? Business ethics seems to have
| |
| | philosophy of novelist and philosopher
|
| become an oxymoron. Today's corporate
| |
| | Ayn Rand. He also writes short stories
|
| leaders seem to be saying, "do as I say,
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| | that feature ironic and surprise twists.
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