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Jan 10 - Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership

Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership

 January 10, 2006

  • "Take as much time to speak with a floor sweeper as you would a corporate executive.
  • If people want to speak with you, take the time to listen. Greet them with a smile and a kind word.
  • Put yourself in situations that will enable you to learn the plight and feel the feelings of the people you represent.
  • Go to where the action is taking place.
  • Don't ride into town, talk the high talk and then leave.  Go down in the trenches and talk to the people.
  • Implement people-to-people campaigns and walking tours.  Find the heroes in your organization - and tell their stories.
  • Remain calm in the face of violence and adversity.
  • There is nothing more powerful to dramatize a social evil than the tramp, tramp of marching feet.
  • Achieving results is directly proportional to your willingness and ability to interact with people.
  • Remember the words of Gandhi: 'There go my people, I must catch them, for I am their leader.' In other words, lead by being lead.
  • Spend time living with the people you represent.  Doing so will allow you to understand anew their emotional pressures.
  • Remember that a moral question is far more important than a legal one.
  • Freedom is never voluntarily granted by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed (Phillips, 2000, p.238)."

Reference:  Phillips, D.T. (2000).  Martin luther king, jr. on leadership.  New York: Warner Books.

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Created: 2008-04-01, Updated: 2009-04-10

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