Launching a Leadership Revolution
Chapter One
Leadership Discussion
Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to
take things into your own hands.
-CLINT EASTWOOD
A Question of Leadership
We find ourselves in a time when leadership is sorely needed. From
the chaos, confusion, and rampant mediocrity that we find in our
schools, churches, workplaces, families, personal lives, national
politics, and international relations, the same questions seem to
echo: "Will somebody please lead?" "Isn't there anybody who can fix
this?" "Is there anyone who can make sense of all this?" "Is there
anyone who cares enough to take responsibility for improvement
here?" "Where are the leaders?" "Do heroes even exist anymore?"
These questions and more flow freely. Everybody seems to have an
innate sense that something is needed. It is not hard to identify
problems in a given situation. Ask someone to identify what's wrong
with their church, employer, or neighbors and you'd better be
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