“If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.”
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Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.
The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.