Monday; February 17
Shortly after taking office on January 20, 1993 – when newly elected president Bill Clinton sat down at his new desk – he found a handwritten note from George H.W. Bush on White House stationary. Mr. Clinton had defeated President Bush in the election a few months before. After providing a few bits of encouraging advice to “Bill”, the outgoing president concluded by noting, “You will be our President when you read this note. I wish you well. I wish your family well. Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you. Good Luck – George”. (By the way, “our” is underlined in the note.) Interestingly enough, this note is included in the Clinton Digital Library archives! As I read that note, the first thing that came to mind was “class”, but then another word leapt out at me – leadership. Often, when we think about leadership, we envision the guy standing at the head of the group barking out orders; yet, often leadershi...