Leadership Lessons from the Cherokee Nation: Learn from All I Observe

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

There is nothing as easy as denouncing. It don’t take much to see that something is wrong, but it does take some eyesight to see what will put it right again.

WILL ROGERSJuly 28, 1935

WHERE DO YOU START?

This book shares the lessons I learned over my twelve years, from 1999 to 2011, as principal chief, a time when the Cherokee Nation was transformed from chaos, confusion, and dysfunction to stability, prosperity, and a sense of accomplishment. The lessons to rebuild the Nation came from a number of sources: traditional Cherokee ...