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November/December
'09 Issue
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What you will be reading in
the January/February 2010 Issue
Leadership: Not the Same As Management
by David Loftus
I have come to understand that leadership is not so much a skill or gift with which one is born as much as it is choice and commitment made in relationship with others.
Read more of Father Loftus' article beginning on page 8.
Does That Make Me a Leader?
By Jason C. Coito
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Afew months ago, I was meeting with a young adult who was preparing a talk on leadership for a high school retreat. To help him clarify his talk, I asked him to define leadership. His response, based on the outline notes he had been given, went like this: if you have an impact on others, even without realizing it, you are a leader. I challenged him with the following question: “If I was driving in my car, got distracted by a cell phone call, and clipped you with my car without realizing it, then I’ve impacted your life. But does that make me a leader?” Though made tongue-in-cheek, I think the point was important. Leadership isn’t just about having an impact, it’s about understanding the impact you have and then making choices to use that influence, to decide the goal and vision behind your effort, and to inspire others to join you in that vision.
Read more of Jason's article beginning on page 15.
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