PART IIILeader: 1964–1990
THE FORCES FOR GOOD AND EVIL IN THE WORLD OPERATE through the thoughts, attitudes, and actions of individual beings. Societies, movements, institutions are but the collection or focus of such individual initiatives. What happens to our values, and therefore to the quality of our civilization in the future, will result from the conception, born of inspiration, of individuals. Perhaps only one individual will receive it. The very essence of leadership, therefore, derives from openness to inspiration, to insight, that either produces the nobler ethic or guides one’s choice among alternatives.1
Robert K. Greenleaf
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