Thursday, February 12, 2004

Article: The Invisible Side of Leadership

Subject: Leadership
Source: Leader to Leader / James E. Austin

Description: Business people exercise leadership in the community as well as the
commercial world, yet we know little about the magnitude, form, and significance
of their engagement in this other leadership arena. In many ways it has been the
invisible side of leadership. We know that community involvement is widespread:
a 1993 Conference Board survey of 454 companies revealed that over 90 percent
have formal volunteer programs for their employees and that 86 percent encourage
their executives to serve on boards. But research at the Harvard Business School
documents involvement that is deep, important to business leaders and their
communities, and clearly beneficial to their businesses.

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