Far-sighted, Courageous, Wise
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OK, one more Obama-based blog post…
This is an article by Cass Sunstein, a professor at Harvard Law School who is a friend and former colleague of Obama's. I just had to include it, because Sunstein does such a great job of articulating some of the leadership characteristics I've been talking about – and that both he and I see in Obama.
At one point, he mentions Obama's enthusiasm for the approach Lincoln took to building a diverse group of advisors (described in Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals). This, especially, seems far-sighted, courageous and wise to me, and I deeply hope he has the opportunity to create such a team. Good leaders look at all sides of a problem so they truly understand it before moving forward. How wonderful it would be to have a president who approaches issues like that!
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Erika,
I think this is such a great post and I too feel so excited by what Obama will do. I had the great pleasure of interviewing Doris in person when her book came out a couple years ago and the book is one of the most stunning reads historically in terms of how Lincoln built his ‘team of rivals’ and how it changed the country. Here is a link to the interview – http://tinyurl.com/ysjf7t .
And I love the posts you’re writing on Obama and the country.
Nettie
Nettie -
Great interview! I’ve intended to read the book for a while, but your interview with Doris really made me WANT to read it.
I think Obama’s already showing his “Team of Rivals” proclivities by encouraging folks to let Lieberman continue to caucus with the Democrats…