Leadership is not a formula. It's not something that happens in a vacuum. It's not just something that you can declare about yourself.

Moshik Temkin

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Moshik Temkin is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership and History at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, and a fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. His most recent book is Warriors, Rebels, and Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:45
• What is Leadership? 3:12
• Powerless Leadership - 11:58
• Ethics of Leadership - 24:10
• Ordinary Leadership - 40:16

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