Chapter 2. Be a Leader!

Be a Leader!
 

The Way means inducing the people to have the same aim as the leadership, so that they will share death and share life, without fear of danger.

 
 --Sun Tzu

Executive Summary

What is the role of a leader? What characteristics distinguish a good leader from a poor leader? Are there certain general rules for leadership? Are there certain traits that are dangerous in leaders? These questions and others like them are fundamental to understanding any organization, whether the organization is an army, a business, a department, or a nation.

This chapter asks the fundamental question of leadership.

Who Would You Follow into Battle?

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