Judgment Without Character Is Expediency...

The American Heritage Dictionary Defines Crucible As "a Place, Time, Or Situation Characterized By The Confluence Of Powerful Intellectual, Social, Economic, Or Political Forces; A Severe Test Of Patience Or Belief; A Vessel For Melting Material At High Temperatures." A Crucible Was The Vessel In Which Medieval Alchemists Attempted To Turn Base Metals Into Gold. That The Alchemists Inevitably Failed In Their Audacious Attempts Doesn't Denigrate The Power Of The Crucible As A Metaphor For The Circumstances That Cause An Individual To Be Utterly Transformed.

To Be Authentic Is Literally To Be Your Own Author... To Discover Your Own Native Energies And Desires, And Then To Find Your Own Way Of Acting On Them.

The Manager Accepts The Status Quo; The Leader Challenges It.

The Manager Has His Eye On The Bottom Line; The Leader Has His Eye On The Horizon.

Learning To Be An Effective Leader Is No Different Than Learning To Be An Effective Person. And That's The Hard Part