The First Job Of A Leader Is

More Leaders Have Been Made By Accident, Circumstance, Sheer Grit, Or Will Than Have Been Made By All The Leadership Courses Put Together.

I Am Reminded How Hollow The Label Of Leadership Sometimes Is And How Heroic Followership Can Be.

Government Is Like An Onion. To Understand It, You Have To Peel Through Many Different Layers. Most Outsiders Never Get Beyond The First Or Second Layer.

Unlike Top Management At Enron, Exemplary Leaders Reward Dissent. They Encourage It. They Understand That, Whatever Momentary Discomfort They Experience As A Result Of Being Told They Might Be Wrong, It Is More Than Offset By The Fact That The Information Will Help Them Make Better Decisions.

What Job Is Worth The Enormous Psychic Cost Of Following A Leader Who Values Loyalty In The Narrowest Sense.