A Perception of Leadership March 3, 1998 To be considered a leader, one must be distinguished beyond their established position, and by their actions and not orders, motivate others to willingly and eagerly follow. Although often associated by and connected with a position in an organization, it is a role that must be earned and does not automatically come with the title of manager, president, administrator, or general. Organizations do not have the title of leader. Certain …showed first 75 words of 453 total…

…showed last 75 words of 453 total…mediocrity with any amount of education. So it is leadership. Management schools can teach all they want about leadership and management, but cannot “make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” This is not to suggest that this skill or talent is an outcome of birth, perhaps like the artist, rather an outcome of one’s early environment. In any event, it is certainly in place or not, long before one reaches adulthood.