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Leadership – It’s About The People

If you think leadership is about you, your ego has led you astray. Leadership has little to do with you and everything to do with those you lead. If you think leadership is about the bottom line, think again; it's about the people. Without people, there is no bottom line. Closely examine the core characteristics of great leadership, and you'll find it’s not power, title, authority, or even…

Greatness & Tragedy

by Mike Myatt

Few things highlight great acts of selflessness and heroism more than tragedy. This weekend's helicopter crash in Afghanistan was a horrific loss for the families of our fallen warriors, but also for our nation as a whole. The men who perished in the crash were in fact our nation's best. They were courageous men who placed service above self, who went places and did things that most of us could…

Humility and Leadership

by Mike Myatt

News Flash – the phrase "humble leadership" is not an oxymoron. While many people immediately conjure up an image of the ever so confident, bombastic extrovert without an ounce of humility as the picture of what constitutes a real leader, nothing could be further from the truth. As my wife has always said, "Those who talk the most usually have the least to say." While feigned humility is the…

What is The Best Definition of Leadership?

by Mike Myatt

What's your definition of Leadership? In thinking about the comments I've received from readers on the topic of leadership I noticed an interesting paradox...while many of you vehemently disagree on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of different leadership styles, most of you are in total agreement on the qualities and attributes possessed by great leaders regardless of style. In further…