“William McKinley has surely been underrated - in no small part because he was succeeded by a memorable leader, Theodore Roosevelt.” LeaderMemorableTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Theodore Roosevelt is a natural choice for leadership education. Along with many other observers, I believe he was among the greatest of leaders to serve as president.” BelieveChoicesI BelievePresidentNaturalLeaderTheodore Author:James M Strock
“I often ask myself: "What would Theodore Roosevelt do?" One can never know, of course. The ultimate contribution of consequential leaders is often their capacity to reframe issues in novel ways. That said, his leadership engaged, at a foundational level, whether the American "national character" would accept decline and mediocrity, or would go all-in for leadership and excellence. Amid the myriad of otherwise disconnected issues before us, that choice is emerging yet again.” CharacterChoicesLeaderAcceptingNovelUltimateExcellenceMediocrityEmergingTheodore Author:James M Strock
“If leadership is, fundamentally, about serving others, then any one person should be able to move between being a "leader" and a "follower."” MovingLeaderServing Others Author:James M Strock
“Often, in a given project team or network, one sees leadership roles shifting among various members at various times. Attempts to fit these into traditional views of "leader" and "follower" don't quite work. It's more like Twitter: the "leader" has "followers" - but the "followers" are empowered to alter the relationship unilaterally, and the "leader" must continually earn the consent of the "followers."” LeaderTeamFitVariousEmpowered Author:James M Strock
“Effective leaders at a high level tend to be skilled actors. Franklin Roosevelt is said to have to quipped, on being introduced to Orson Welles, that they were the two greatest actors in America. The story may be apocryphal, but the message rings true.” LeaderRingsFranklin Author:James M Strock