"And I am very unhappy that after the 20th century, with Hitler, Stalin and Mao as the great leaders, maybe the greatest leaders in hundreds of years, I'm very unhappy that anybody wants leaders with those examples of mis-leaders so fresh. We should be very much afraid of leaders. We should ask, what do they stand for? What are their values? Can we trust them? Not “do they have charisma?” We've had too much charisma the last 100 years."For his accomplishments, Peter Drucker was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on July 9, 2002. Here are a couple of Drucker's quotes about leadership:
Many years ago, a journalist asked the late Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, who he thought was the greatest leader in the country. Drucker's instant reply: Frances Hesselbein, the CEO of the American Girl Scouts movement. The disappointed journalist argued: But surely that's only in the nonprofit world. Drucker retorted, "Frances Hesselbein could manage any company in America."
Francis Hesselbein addresses "SACRIFICE" in Chapter 8 about learning to serve is to live in a new leadership book. In "Consequential Leadership," Mac Pier, president and founder of the New York City Leadership Center, profiles fifteen of influential leaders, including Ms. Hessebein, who understand what it means to live as a person of consequence. Each chapter includes their defining Aha! moments, their vision and their prayer for the future.
Defining Aha! Moments
We all have defining moments--an experience when we barely escape death, participate in an historic event or gain clarity in the stillness of a sleepless night. Some of us have had near-death experiences. Along the way, other defining moments have sharpened our leadership calling.
Kevin Palau, president of the Luis Palau Association, states in the Afterword of this book, "The future of culture and the future of nations are in large part determined by the work of consequential leaders in every sector of society. There can be no less important subject to examine. The leaders profiled in "Consequential Leadership" are doing what many would have once thought impossible. The work of these leaders extends beyond the influencers in urban culture to the poorest of the poor around the world. This book is a study of what has already taken place through several consequential leaders, but it is also a challenge to every [leader] to continue and multiply that work."
Divine Law can neither be ignored nor put aside. Perhaps, the most important of these laws is the law of love. Put simply, "Love is Law, Law is Love." This amounts to the same thing as "the gift of giving" without the "hope of reward or pay," or serving others. For how the Law of Love works in business, go to LawofReciprocity.com. The 15 leaders in this new leadership book practice the law of reciprocity that flows through each of their chapters as every religion teaches the law of love (http://www.lawoflove.com).
Mac Pier: Consequential Leadership: 15 Leaders Fighting for Our Cities, Our Poor, Our Youth and Our Culture ($16.00 paperback edition)
John Agno: Can't Get Enough Leadership ($2.99 ebook formats)
John G. Agno: Can't Get Enough Leadership: Self Coaching Secrets ($20.87 paperback edition)