May 03, 2008

Leadership or rather the lack of it...


Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers (students, colleagues etc.) stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

From "A soldier's way" by Colin Powell. ISBN 0091791995

Now think of your own academic leaders and managers and draw your own conclusions...

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