Developing the Heart of a Leader
- Some Extracts
    The following are some random extracts
    from the book:

    “My fellow villagers!”  Shorban’s voice was strong, loud and clear. It
    commanded veneration even though the dislike could be felt in the
    air.  “The time has come for me to lay down my leadership in this
    village.  The time has come for my son, Rennan, to take my place.”
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    “We don’t need another oppressor!” The words rang clear through
    the morning air.  There was an uncomfortable shuffle in the crowd.
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    Without a word of reply but with clear deliberation, Shorban stepped
    down from the platform, and Rennan ascended.  By the time Rennan
    had taken Shorban’s place, there was a low murmur in the crowd like
    the ominous rumbling of far-away thunder. The person who had
    shouted the objection was a friend of Rennan’s from childhood.  
    Everybody knew that.  Shorban’s eyes were resting on Rennan, cold,
    expectant.
    “Having seen the wealth of my king, and the poverty of my father, I
    resolve today to become the man I will need to be, to change the
    destinies of the poor people of Leondar.

    Signed on this 24th day of the Thirteenth year of the Rule of King
    Rennan

    Selsan, Son of Gerodor, Peasant of Leondar”
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    But then I thought to myself that someone would have to be really,
    really lazy, to not want to work so much that he would see his children
    not having food to eat.  I began to change my heart, and I reminded
    myself to believe in my people.
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    People create the environment – to change the environment, use the
    people
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    “All of these can really be summarized into Selsan having developed
    a very great ability to inspire AND maintain people’s confidence and
    motivation, and this he uses to create and drive his vision.
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    “This is all about communication, planning, execution, but underlying
    all of this, is simply a belief in who Selsan is as a person and a
    leader.”
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    Selsan was forever shifting people around.  Whenever a new
    problem or a new resource became available, Selsan first focused
    on the people that could either benefit from the resource, or solve the
    problem, He would invariably then create some plan for moving the
    people to the opportunity, the need or the problem.  It seemed to him
    as if in Selsan’s mind a need, an opportunity and a problem were all
    the same – they were all an opportunity to give to someone to prove
    himself.
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    Selsan seemed to care more for his people than anything else, and
    from this passion for the people, was born a passion for every project
    that was initiated, because he seemed to always keep in his mind
    the single purpose of: “The People”.
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    It seemed as if Selsan’s unwavering belief in the best of his people
    caused them to somehow just always live up to his expectations.  
    Their desire to not disappoint a leader, for whom they had so much
    respect, was a much greater motivator than the fear of failure with
    which Nashin was continually trying to drive his people.
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    All people want to be successful. What the leader defines as
    success will shape his people’s hearts.
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