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The former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter, is on record to have said, “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.”
2. Commenting on the above quote, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jay Butterfield said the following 2015: “[A] leader is someone who knows their people and helps them accomplish their own goals. Depending on the calibre and motivation of the people in one’s unit, this may or may not be a difficult task for the leader. But in order to become a great leader, Carter alludes to a harder road—taking people beyond their own personal goals and enabling them to achieve something they may never have conceived possible or never desired in the first place. To accomplish this, someone who is a great leader must have the right vision for their people. The leader must be able to see beyond what the individuals in the unit perceive as a victory or success, and the leader must guide them to their necessary destination. Therefore, a great leader is not only someone who knows their people; this person must also understand the greater purpose of the unit and its mission and develop a vision to guide the organisation to true success.”
3. In this inaugural podcast series on leadership, the above remarks on leadership beg the question: Who can help us synthesise the true meaning of a great leader in the 21st century?
4. No one is more qualified to throw light on this vexing question than Ms. Sally Percy, an experienced business journalist and editor who specialises in writing about leadership and management. Sally is based in the United Kingdom, and she has been a contributor to Forbes since 2018.
5. Sally is the author of three books: ‘The Disruptors: How 15 Successful Businesses Defied the Norm‘, ‘21st Century Business Icons: The Leaders Who Are Changing Our World‘, and ‘Reach the Top in Finance: The Ambitious Accountant’s Guide to Career Success’. She has also edited several business magazines, including ‘Edge’, the official journal of the Institute of Leadership in the U.K. Sally has a degree in modern history from the University of Oxford.
6. In this episode, we discuss the topic: Why Great Leadership Will Make You Question Everything.
7. Look up Episode 018 of Conversations with Stephen Kamugasa, and please follow Conversations with Stephen Kamugasa podcast through your favourite podcast app to listen to the latest insights from our guest thought leaders.
Recommended Reading:
1. 21st Century Business Icons: The Leaders Who Are Changing Our World (Kogan Page; 1st edition, September 2023). By Sally Percy.
Editor’s Note:
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