by L. Dennis Robinson

Leadership is a quality that is difficult to define, let alone acquire. Any definition is usually influenced by the biases of the person doing the defining. We might say that defining leadership is a bit like defining art. As the saying goes, 'I don't know what art is, but I know it when I see it.' That sort of statement may end the discussion about defining art or leadership, but it is not helpful in the least for those of us who need leaders, or want to be leaders, in a world that seems desperately short