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RE: Think like a leader: Week five

I’ve seen and heard a few quotes about leadership but something about this one by Colin Powell is so powerful.
I completely agree with you on a good leader willing to learn from others and applying that extra knowledge into being a better leader. Leadership doesn’t have to be focused on superiority as that could be where arrogance comes in.

I really admire your strategies on leadership as well, I’ll be sure to use this when necessary.
I’m glad you shared this amazing piece.

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I'm not sure why, by so many equate leadership to superiority; I suppose because people allow their ego to get the better of them and that blossoms into hubris. Leadership is many things, a difficult role mostly as there's so many different elements and situations but the core elements of leadership are the same.

A leader in a military situation is different to a leader on a humanitarian mission for instance. There are different requirements, but the basic elements of leadership need to be present in both.