2012 Best Practices for Government Libraries

those qualities as essential parts of their personal brands.
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But there’s one more point that must be made. Leadership is also about results. All the
great political and social leaders like Churchill and Gandhi and the great business leaders
like Jobs and Winfrey achieved results. Leadership is not simply an intellectual exercise;
it is a real day-to-day phenomenon, and when it exists, it can mobilize disparate
sensibilities around a single cause, it can inspire change, and it can create loyalty that
transcends the niceties of indoor work, no heavy lifting, and direct deposit.
I challenge all who read these musings to spend just a few moments today thinking about
how they can enhance their leadership skills in the service of their organizations and
ultimately themselves.