Tip of the Iceberg

Yesterday was a great day for the Character of Leadership model. I met with two different groups that were keenly interested in the model and its implications for personal and professional leadership. The first group was a leadership team that had read through the book and then set aside two hours for discussion of how, faith, justice, temperance, hope, wisdom, love and courage relate to the leadership they provide their teams. It was encouraging to see the seriousness with which they evaluated their leadership and sincerity with which they set some goals for themselves.

The second group consisted of several people who were interested in but had not necessarily read the book beforehand. Again, they were inquisitive about the book's origins and the were quick to apply the elements of the model directly to their own leadership.

Both groups were energized, challenged and encouraged by their application of the model. During the conversation there were several comments that energized me because these were the first people to review the book in my presence since its release. Here is a paraphrase of what they said:

• The book was more personal than other leadership books they had read.
• The chapters on faith and love were favorites and different than other leadership books
• Our discussions just touched the "tip of the iceberg" of leadership

Our goal with this model is for it to reach 100,000 people in 1 year and yesterday represented 14 more people connected to the Character of Leadership; the tip of the iceberg.