Obama's leadership so far
Friday, April 17, 2009 at 3:23AM THE WELCH WAY: "Obama: A Leadership Report Card," by Jack & Suzy Welch, BusinessWeek, 20 April 2009.
Call-out text says it all:
When it comes to the traits a successful leader absolutely has to have, the President is hitting on all cylinders.
Doesn't mean the Welches--or I--like all his proposals or decisions to date, just that he operates in the position as a much better level than Bush did, meaning we've upgraded during crisis--always a good thing.
What impresses me most:
Every time he speaks, which is often, he's thoughtful, expansive and candid. And he has also worked assiduously to get heard outside of Washington . . . when we heard his NATO press conference last Saturday--explaining America's "exceptionalism"--his lucidity and lack of arrogance rendered any criticism moot. He will surely be the next American President to carry the mantle of The Great Communicator.
Where Obama remains untested: resilience in the face of failure and championing unpopular causes.
Good piece.
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