http://www.richardstupart.com/2008/04/12/rough-guide-to-leadership/ where the road goes... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:43:15 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.richardstupart.com/2008/04/12/rough-guide-to-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Feast of Palmer » Common Purpose: real power Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:11:25 +0000 http://richardstupart.com/?p=26#comment-57 [...] *This South African CP course attendee narrates his view of the complexity of power relations in a Machiavellian, or amoral utilitarian, take on leading beyond authority: “The part that brings about real change and effectiveness, whether we like it or not, is simply academic method and manipulation, end-justifies-the-means kind of stuff. Having a pure original intent is not necessarily more useful than having an evil one, provided you are able to relate to all of the required players required for your vision in a manner which gains you influence”. [...] [...] *This South African CP course attendee narrates his view of the complexity of power relations in a Machiavellian, or amoral utilitarian, take on leading beyond authority: “The part that brings about real change and effectiveness, whether we like it or not, is simply academic method and manipulation, end-justifies-the-means kind of stuff. Having a pure original intent is not necessarily more useful than having an evil one, provided you are able to relate to all of the required players required for your vision in a manner which gains you influence”. [...]

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