JURMO at ucc.edu wrote on Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:08:07 PM: "Rather than think they can just go it alone (like the people we see depicted as statues in our parks), our leaders (i.e., potentially everyone reading this)  need to be willing to lead not just individually but collectively -- organized around particular issues or projects.  In unity we as leaders will have strength."

Cannot agree more, Paul,
 
True leaders are the ones who are selfishly charitable. 
 
"Selfishly" because they are true masters of picking out the members of the team(s).
 
"Charitable" because they are willing and never afraid of sharing every drop of wisdom, experience, and knowledge with their team(s).     
 
The potential future leaders on the team are the ones who ask questions, who even might (appropriately) challenge the leader's authority: These are the thinkers who appreciate the strengths, see the weaknesses, and propose the solutions.
 
Latmus paper for revealing the true leader: If the leader is unexpectidly absent, and it's not a disaster. It means: all the team members have been chosen wisely, the structure is in place, crosstraining has helped to build up the present and the future FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY.
 
Tatyana Exum
LCCF

Lake City, Fl.

 		 	   		  
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