LEADERSHIP

This paper explores those personal dimensions of leaders and followers and the teleworking environment already identified by research, and develops a tentative model for leader effectiveness in the virtual environment.

"We don’t need character makeovers in our organizations," Nielsen says. "The problem is the rank-based [nature of leadership]."

"I’ve lived here my whole life, but I learned so much more about this community through this program," said class member Tavi Townsend, the compliance officer at General Distributing. "Great Falls has a great deal to offer: our museums, the parks, our outdoor recreation.

"Unless one knows how to lead oneself, it would be presumptuous to lead others," Parikh said.

"There is something beyond independence – that’s interdependence. I knew what would get me to the summit was the help of the people that I surrounded myself with," he said.

What makes a real leader? How can we recognize one?

In fact, Winning is loaded with exclamation points and "Great!" But underneath the pep is a serious message for his target audience. The book covers his philosophy, managing and leading a company, the competition and careers.

"These companies have made a deep commitment to leadership development because it directly leads to the successful execution of business strategy and exceptional business results."

"It’s become increasingly clear that leadership affects institutions, and that people can be led to a more successful performance," says Douglas T. Breeden, dean of the Fuqua School.