John Mott on Leadership Traits – Part 2

Yesterday I talked about John Mott’s list of eight traits that he felt should be found in great leaders.  Today I’m going to share the other half of his list as well as some of my own reactions and thoughts. 5.  Know how to exploit momentum. Author and...

John Mott on Leadership Traits – Part 1

Earlier this week I read some of the wisdom of John R. Mott, former President of the YMCA World Committee and recipient of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. As you’d probably guess, Mott spent a vast majority of his time developing young leadership around him.  He put...