Spirit of Leadership

CHAPTER ONE The Hidden Leader in You

Trapped within every follower is an undiscovered leader. A n army of sheep led by a lion will always defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. This statement cap tures the spirit of this book. This concept became real to me during one of my trips to the continent of the cradle of humanity, Africa. It was there, deep in the village lands of the African bush, that I heard a story that encapsu lated what I have come to understand as the missing link in the leadership development process. It was a sunny but cool day in the bustling, modern city of Harare, the capital of the southern African nation of Zimbabwe. I had just finished speaking in the conference center of the Harare Hilton to over 5,000 leaders. As the guest of one of the largest community organizations in the nation, I had been invited to provide leadership training and motivational sessions for aspiring and seasoned leaders. This was our last session after over seven days of presenta tions. At the end of the session, my host asked if I would consider going to another town to speak to an additional group of leaders who had asked if I would come to them.

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