Prime Minister Winston Churchill, during World War Two, exemplified authentic leadership.
He promoted generals who disagreed with him and used a special group to get intelligence that was not sanitized by staff who might have been intimidated by his powerful personality.
He lived decades ago, but by every measure, was a New Economy leader. Leaders need to be open to dissent and alternative viewpoints. Enron learned this the hard way.
As I read about Churchill, I recalled one of the best assignments I ever had when I was with AT&T.
There was a group of us who had to build a case for establishing [...]
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