Enlightened Leadership…Leaders Producing Leaders

Notable Quotes

“The leader works inthe open, and theboss is covert. Theleader leads, andthe boss drives.”~ Theodore Roosevelt

“Leadership has aharder job to dothan just choosingsides. It has tobring sidestogether.”~ Jesse Jackson

Leaders Produce Leaders

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

~ Ralph Nader

Notable Quotes

“The supreme qualityfor a leader isunquestionableintegrity.”~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Setting an exampleis not the mainmeans of leadingothers. It is theonly means.”~ Albert Einstein

Leadership Is About Service…

Leadership is about unity and service. It originates from empathy and is about “us.”

Who Can Become a Leader?“I don't think leadership is

about title[or] … how many people work for you…. I think anyone can lead from anywhere at any time - which is to say that I believe that first, leadership is a choice; and, secondly, that leadership is about making a positive impact. And anyone can make a positive impact.”

~ Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina

Lessons Along the WayValue Others and Practice TeamworkBelieve In and Trust Individual Talentand InitiativeTreasure and Protect a Reputation for

Honesty and Credibility.Develop Others and Plan Succession

Value Others and PracticeTeamwork

Believe In and Trust IndividualTalent and Initiative“You have to enable

and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I’ve learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.”

~ Tom Ridge

Believe In and Trust IndividualTalent and Initiative“Don't tell people

how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

~ George S. Patton

Treasure and Protect a Reputationfor Honesty and Credibility“It is better to be gone and not forgotten than

forgottenbut not gone; it is even greater to be

rememberedand revered than only remembered.”

Develop Others and PlanSuccession“Succession” derives

fromthe same Latin root asthe word “succeed.”

Diverse Cultures ProduceDiverse IdeasDiversity is aboutempowering people

andpromoting the humanspirit. It makes anorganization effective

bymaking the most of

theindividual differencesfound in each and

everyperson.

Final Thoughts“The task ofleadership is notto put greatnessinto people, but toelicit it, for thegreatness is therealready.”~ John Buchan