Leadership Quote

Leadership Quote

A leader isn't someone who shouts or arouses fear in others, but rather someone that people need to have near them and feel at their backs. –Vaclav Havel, former President of Czechoslovakia. In Fall 2009, the International Leadership Association (ILA) held its annual conference in Prague and awarded its Distinguished Leader Award to Havel. He accepted the award and welcomed the conference with these words about leadership (translated from Czech). Found at http://connectedness.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-does-leadership-look-like-by.html

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He was a true leader. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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