You don’t have to be well known to be an influential leader. Most people haven’t heard of Greg Wasson, the CEO of Walgreens in the USA but he runs the worlds largest retail chain and influences millions of people every day. via Walgreens
Every great leader develops his or her own unique style to inspire, guide and influence other people. I recently came across Forbes’ 100 Best Quotes on Leadership, which shows how many approaches there are to making a difference. Leadership by example is one of my core traits so I can identify with the first quote by Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu:
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim is fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Of course, not every person works this way. Many of the most influential figures in history have been anything but passive or invisible in their methods of leadership.
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