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Leadership Begins With an Inner Journey
Management & Entrepreneurship
  • James M. Kouzes
  • Barry Z. Posner, Santa Clara University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Abstract

Drawing on the stories of exemplary leaders, the authors argue that all effective leaders must make an inner journey “to discover who you are and what you care about.” Developing your ability to lead, they show, “is not about stuffing in a whole bunch of new information or trying out the latest technique. It's about leading out of what is already in your soul. It's about liberating the leader within you.”

Citation Information
Kouzes, J. M. and Posner, B. Z. (2011): "Leadership begins with an inner journey", Leader to Leader, pp.22–27. doi: 10.1002/ltl.464