Wisdom From an Exceptional Leader

The following is from John A. Allison’s introduction to, The Leadership Crisis And The Free Market Cure:

“There is a set of ethical principles that is consistent with the laws of nature and the nature of humans that is the foundation for individual success and happiness. These same principles are applicable to organizations and to society.”

“The ultimate goal in life is to achieve happiness {in terms of} a life well- lived.” … “In this overall context, this is a book about leadership in the pursuit of happiness, at the individual, organization, and societal level.

“The foundation for this concept is self-leadership, which is essential for organizational leadership. Most failures of leadership are failures of self-leadership. And, most organizational failures are caused by failed leadership.”

Most recently CEO of the highly-regarded libertarian think tank, Cato Institute, Allison approaches life and leadership from a very practical, logical, and rational viewpoint. He also approaches his relationships with employees and customers with an extremely benevolent, win/win mindset (as he referred to it, “getting better together”) always at the forefront.

Like the vast majority of ultra-successful people I’ve known and in this case, studied (I’ve been a fan for quite a while), he understands happiness is the ultimate goal; financial success is just one aspect of overall success and happiness. And, all leadership begins with self-leadership; mastering ourselves and our character traits.

“The goal should be to train your emotions so they automatically support the conclusions that your rational mind determined.”

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