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A Few Words Go a Long Way

December 10, 2002

"The scene is a meeting with Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt during which Churchill hoped to get more lend-lease aid from the United States.  It is reported that Roosevelt said later to Frank Knox that Churchill was the most brilliant conversationalist he had ever known; yet after establishing the agenda, Churchill only asked Roosevelt question about himself.  Churchill got the aid (Fisher, 2002, p. 75)."

Reference:  Fisher, J. L., (2002).  Positive power: your path to a higher leadership profile.  Provo, UT: Executive Excellence Publishing.

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Created: 2008-12-13, Updated: 2009-01-07