Exam 2: The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge

The trend toward ________, ________, and _________ will only accelerate the move toward shared leadership and the need for leadership education.

The fact that Lincoln held the bar high for his ________, and that he _________ them, no matter how uncomfortable he personally felt if they _________ is evidence of his ________.

Lincoln's knowledge of the American people and his ability to use humor and wit to communicate without rancor are examples of understanding people and the art of persuasion.

Two aspects of caring leadership are _________ and ________.

Lincoln's selection and support of Ulysses S. Grant as Commander of the Union Army was an example of effective delegation.

Lincoln's devotion to goodness as he understood it to be, regardless of self-interest or the dictates of public opinion, is evidence of the importance of ethics.

In literature, it is said, "No _________ in the writer, no _________ in the reader"; in leadership it is said, "No _________ in the leader, no _________ in the people."

_________ identified the challenge of leadership: "The leader must have an ability to inspire by force of personality while making others feel capable to increase and use their own abilities."

The meaning of _________ words, "The speed of the leader is the speed of the team," is ________.

_________ said, "Upon the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait; and awaiting they died."

The fact that Lincoln by nature was a ________, and that almost no situation could occur that he could not apply the techniques of metaphor and example to ________ his audience and make them better, is evidence of his ability to: ________.

________ wrote, "The leader must believe that workers should be treated as honorable individuals, justly rewarded, encouraged in their own progress, fully informed, and properly assigned, and that their lives and work must be given meaning and dignity on and off the job. If a leader has supervision of so much as one person, the leader must honor these principles in practice."

_________ wrote, "People always take a reading on the person in charge. So when it comes to building commitment, you must lead by example, just as commanders must show courage if they want soldiers showing bravery on the battlefield."

When Lincoln said, "Am I not helping people when I make friends of them? A drop of honey that catches a man's heart is the highroad to his reason," he was using the Office of President in a(n) _________ way.

Examples of Lincoln's mastery of _________ include ________, ________, and ________.

Abraham Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg address was an example of the desire and ability to convey a powerful vision.

Lincoln's ________, the ability of his ________, and the _________ combined to illustrate the ________.