Leadership: Not for the Faint of Heart

Leadership: It is not for the Faint of Heart
This article is actually a speech that was given by Mark Ernsberger who is also President and CEO of Farr Associates. This organization is a “leadership and organizational consulting firm.” His speech was articulate, easy to follow, and well organized. In his speech, Ernsberger describes the qualities and skills he believes are essential to becoming an effective leader. The speech is somewhat of an outline and broken into three main categories of leadership: Leadership Defined, Two Types of Leaders, and Characteristics of Leadership.
In the first section, Leadership Defined, Ernsberger states several factors must be present in order for an effective leader to emerge from the masses. First, he believes that an opportunity and occasion must present itself before a leader is even needed. Secondly, he states that leaders posses specific skills which are not found in the average person. Third, he explains that the time and timing...