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Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day
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"Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day"

- Jesse Jackson

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This quote by Jesse Jackson highlights the importance of ethical leadership. It recommends that leaders ought to not just accept the status quo, but ought to strive to make a positive distinction in the world. Leaders ought to want to challenge the existing norms and take a stand for what is right. They must want to take risks and make difficult decisions in order to create a much better future. Management is not practically following the crowd, however about taking a stand and making a distinction. Leaders ought to be willing to defend what is right and take a moral stance on problems that matter. They need to want to challenge the status quo and develop a much better future for all.

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Jesse Jackson This quote is written / told by Jesse Jackson somewhere between October 8, 1941 and today. He was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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