Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It: Why People Demand it
by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Clarify Your Personal Credo
In our continuing studies, we've asked thousands of people around the world to list the historical leaders they most admired—leaders they could imagine themselves following willingly if they were contemporaries. Here are just a few of the names: Susan B. Anthony, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Golda Meir, Mohammed, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Helen Suzman, Mother Teresa, and Margaret Thatcher. The entire list is populated by people with strong beliefs about matters of principle. All were passionate about what was right and just. The message is clear: people are admired because of their unwavering commitment to principles, because ...
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