Although I like the comment about a good leader strengthening everyone else, I feel like it's written for only leadership of a public sector or community based endeavor. Apple and many other highly innovative companies would never exist with this type of leadership. Having run a small, very dynamic organization http://spatech.edu for over 22 years as well as being in high tech, the role of the leader's vision and values in forming the organization are critical. Without the vision and value, which must include standards of quality and discipline, the companies quickly disappear. The leader must care about people but their primary role is to care about the values and the mission of the organization.
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Although I like the comment about a good leader strengthening everyone else, I feel like it's written for only leadership of a public sector or community based endeavor. Apple and many other highly innovative companies would never exist with this type of leadership. Having run a small, very dynamic organization http://spatech.edu for over 22 years as well as being in high tech, the role of the leader's vision and values in forming the organization are critical. Without the vision and value, which must include standards of quality and discipline, the companies quickly disappear. The leader must care about people but their primary role is to care about the values and the mission of the organization.