Speaking of Leadership

We have a new blog, Scott Eblin's Executive Coach! Scott will be giving y'all advice on how to advance your careers (and I'll be reading along with you), but his first post is also a useful piece of news analysis, looking at how Bob Gates has been able to work with so many presidents. In particular, I like this anecdote, although I don't think many of us are likely to have to avoid television appearances! Scott writes:

Compared to others in the administration, Gates is not someone you see on the news or in social Washington a lot. As the Times article points out, he spends most evenings at home eating carry out food for dinner. His clarity on the results he's trying to achieve and his emphasis on the relationships he's trying to build override any personal impulses to come across like a big shot. Clearly, he is a big shot. It's just that he doesn't feel compelled to remind himself and others of that all the time.