|
|
Article: Political leadership shouldn't be an oxymoron.(Back Page)
- Article from:
- SaskBusiness
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 Sunrise Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Get a dozen business people in a room for a conversation about the business environment and before long the conversation will lead to one, and only one, issue. Leadership.
If there is a concern ill the world of commerce these days, it's leadership--the quality of leadership, or lack of it, we're seeing these days in the political arena.
This is an especially sensitive issue because businesses are spending all inordinate amount of time on the hunt for strong or improved leadership. Boards of directors have been revamped--no longer a bastion of old, cigar-smoking pals of the CEO who nodded approvingly at the chief executive's recommendations. Today, board ...