The Essence of Leadership

December 1, 2009 · Posted in Competitive Intelligence · Comment 

The Essence of Leadership is Making Decisions. In its simplest form, it is two people coming to a fork in the road. Both paths look very similar. One decides which path to take and the other follows.

The follower may have even read more about both paths and yet he questions or fears choosing one over the other. The leader takes stock of what he knows, maybe even asks the follower about what he knows about the two paths. He then makes the decision to choose which path to take and plunges head long by taking the first step. That’s the Essence of Leadership.

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