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xx Introduction

Fortune 500 companies, service organizations, nonprofits, and law
firms, I have observed that every excellent company has excellent
leadership. It is equally true that every organizational problem that
I have helped to solve has required that a leader change his or her
behavior. This is not to say that leadership issues are the cause of
all organizational problems, but simply that effective leadership is
required to solve all organizational problems.
There is, therefore, a great deal of pressure on today’s leaders,
many of whom are already carrying an overwhelming amount of
weight on their shoulders. Leadership is not easy. I have been a
leader myself, in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, so I
understand leadership’s challenges and rewards. There were times
as a leader when I never felt more fulfilled and inspired, and other
times when my fatigue and frustration led me to wonder whether
I even wanted to be in a leadership role.
To be a great leader requires talent, commitment, effort, and
guidance. It is my hope that this book will provide that guidance
to both current and future leaders and to those who support them.