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January/February 2004
THE "BOTTOM LINE" OF LEADERFUL PRACTICE
by
Joe Raelin
What makes a leader the most? This author argues that it is a compassionate approach, a “leaderful practice” that exhibits humility and seeks to serve others rather than power for its own sake. As a result, people learn to count on others because they have learned that each member, even the weakest, will be kept in mind when decisions are made.
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About the Author
Joe Raelin
Joe Raelin holds the Asa S. Knowles Chair of Practice-Oriented Education at Northeastern University. He is author of Creating Leaderful Organizations: How to Bring Out Leadership in Everyone (Berrett-Koehler, 2003), from which portions of this article have been drawn.
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