CHAPTER 2

The Leadership Diamond

Four Strategies for Greatness

We are ready now to discuss the strategies for being great that make up the heart of the Leadership Diamond model. The model organizes large amounts of material: suggestions, techniques, hints, tips, insights, theories, and processes conducive to a paradigm shift in leadership thinking. But what differentiates the Leadership Diamond is its reliance on philosophical depth.

The Leadership Diamond is taught through its four core dimensions or dominant leadership strategies: vision, reality, ethics, and courage. Each strategy is buttressed by four resources, called supporting tactics; each is a technique or teaching device to help bring about leadership intelligence. In order to be meaningful ...

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