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This is a story I heard recently about Leadership. It is about two men who have been in a similar business for over 40 years. Both are now within a couple of months of retirement.

One is confident and self-assured. He is a former president of his local professional society. He has a fairly big voice, and he’s fast to tell you about his achievements. When asked any technical type question, he always has a quick response, never looking anything up. He says he ran his own business organization for many years before he linked up our business firm three years ago. He hasn’t told me why he stopped, but it has become clear. His quick answers are usually incorrect. His work is embarrassing to ay the least at its best. He claims to be a leader, but he is not recognized by his peers as being one..

The other man is quiet and modest and some even call him, a very old fashioned term I know, a gentleman. More likely than not, he’ll be apologetic as he shows you some of his brilliant work. When asked a question, he almost never has a quick answer. Instead it usually takes him some time to dig out his notes and come to a solution. Often, he’ll work late into the night to retrieve the right answer because he’s curious, too. He speaks gently, and I’ve never seen him upset. More than once, I have seen him silence a loud meeting without raising his voice. When he speaks, people invariably listen. That’s real Leadership in my view.

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