Sublime

Find someone you respect and who respects you.

FDR told Frances Perkins that what congressmen wanted most was to have “a nice jolly understanding of their problems rather than lots of patronage. A little patronage, a lot of pleasure, and public signs of friendship and prestige—that’s what makes a political leader secure with his people and that is what he wants anyhow.”75

Below the surface leaders are REAL leaders. They are relatable, equitable, aware, and loyal.

integrity.

11. Communicate on a first-name basis without allowing relationships to become buddy-buddy. Deep resentments can develop when others see you playing favorites by exhibiting a special bond with select members of the group.

Engage Your Loyal Opposition

so Townsend was a bit controversial. But that’s a characteristic of great leadership, and Bob didn’t back down when critics turned up the heat. He didn’t care what people thought about him personally; what he cared about was creating an organization that was both profitable and an exciting place to work.

In fact, as would be demonstrated as soon as Johnson began hiring men on a large scale, the crucial qualification was subservience. Dignity was not permitted in a Johnson employee. Pride was not permitted. Utter submission to Johnson’s demands, the submission that Jones called “a surrender of personality,” a loss of “your individuality to his domin

to us—which is our central problem.