Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers if 'facts' are fictional how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions?
The secret to success is good leadership and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things not at the periphery.
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.
In Iroquois society leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
We need the help of other member countries and leaders who like us want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape France's future but also initiate change across all of Europe.
If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.
A lot of the powerful religious leaders from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable and the value of friendship and respecting yourself so you can respect others.