Os Guinness, When No One Sees, p. 15.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Need for Character
The essential qualities of a great leader, President Eisenhower said, are “vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.” We might add other virtues—decisiveness and a sense of providence, for example. But over against all who would disagree with Eisenhower by omitting character from this list, this curriculum sets out a series of classical and modern readings that drive toward one overwhelming conclusion: character is central to good leadership—not just for political leaders, but moms and dads, teachers, pastors, managers, and everyone who influences lives around them.
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