OPINION: President Bush Offered Leadership Qualities We Should Adopt
When the "big" stories hit, they tend to take over and there's nothing but endless coverage, for example, of a big hurricane on the
Imagine my own chagrin when President
Back when Bush 41 was elected in 1988, I was a rookie sports reporter coming out of an ultra-liberal environment at
Flash forward to today, and I've had plenty of cable TV time to learn and reflect on
Many readers of The Chronicle's editorial pages are in some form of leadership position. Most of us in leadership have made it via hard work and talent. But once you start managing people, some of those skills are not sufficient to lead businesses small and large.
That's where Bush comes in. I belief he was a great leader of people and we can learn from him.
My first clue was from one of the endless videos I watched a few days after Bush died. His granddaughter
"I've kind of banned the use of the 'l' word, legacy word. I think history will get it right, point out the things I did wrong and perhaps some of the things we did right," he said.
This was a key statement involving "I" and "we." "The things I did wrong." He takes blame for what went wrong. "The things we did right." He passes the credit around to his team.
Former
"We're going to miss you -- your decency, sincerity and kind soul will stay with us forever," he said.
Presidential historian
It's a simple leadership tactic, but perhaps the most important: Put others before yourself. I believe that will lead to much success during these trying times.
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