CHAPTER 9

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP STYLES AND THE MANDATE DRIVEN LEADER

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

—PETER DRUCKER, Best Selling Author and Management Consultant

An old man, a boy, and a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey, and the old man walked. As they went along, they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.

Later, they passed some people who remarked, “What a shame; he makes that little boy walk.” They then decided they both would walk!

Soon they passed ...

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