..Images of Leadership

In researching for this project, I was intrigued by the Images of Leadership project sponsored by Wharton College’s undergraduate leadership program. Before starting their Management 100 class, students are asked to select or design an image that represents their idea of leadership accompanied by a 100-word essay on why they chose that image.

It was a challenge to limit this to 100 words, but here is my essay and image. It will help you understand what I think we need to achieve.

“Effective leaders are instruments who stitch together diverse talents in order to ensure valuable outcomes In fact, leadership is a lot like a needle. Starting with a vision, it assembles the necessary components: the pattern for guiding, the scissor for cutting, the thread for binding, the thimble for protection, the tape measure for careful construction, the fabric for show, and the hand of the tailor for execution. Leading the way, the needle pokes through the layers of fiber. Sometimes this hurts. Finally the needle moves aside to reveal and recognize the beauty of all the contributors in the finished product.”

Reference
Ghandi, Mandela, Mother Teresa, a Tree, Pillow…Images of Leadership from Future Leaders
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1417

Microsoft Clip Art Image