POWER OR PURPOSE (ALWAYS KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!)
Those who have great power should use it lightly.
—Seneca the Younger, philosopher and dramatist
EXHILARATION OR EXHAUSTION
The most implicit and dominant dogma of leadership is rooted in the ideas of leadership as hierarchy, power, influence, and authority. This dogma presupposes that the leader is competent, even expert, in how things should be done. It also assumes that the leader is the smartest individual in the organization that they lead. In most models, the leader’s power comes from the role and level of his or her job in the organization and power comes from the individual at the top of ...
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