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Curry said his
mom was a quiet
leader who helped
change lives. |
As I reflect upon Mom, other great women come to mind: Miss Mable
Bolton, my fourth grade teacher, who gave me my love of biography; Mrs.
Miriam Berry, my choir director, who stood me up solo before packed
houses; my wife, Carolyn, whose love, honesty, intellect, and sheer
will inspire me every day.
Leadership takes shape amidst myriad
forces. History books are mostly written about leaders, by men, about
men. The world will be a better place when we recognize the power of
quiet, mostly anonymous feminine presences that originate the process.
My quiet mom was a leader, and her presence changed many lives,
beginning with mine. She is proof positive that every person leads, in
one direction or the other.
A suggestion today from Eleanor
Curry: Mix unconditional love with positive suggestion and influence,
add a large dose of humility, and you make a real difference…every
time. According to Matthew Bishop, who along with Michael Green,
coauthored Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the
World (Bloomsbury Press, 2008), it is very much the latter. Bishop, the
award-winning New York bureau chief for the Economist, says Bill Gates
is the “leader of the pack” in this regard. Gates became interested in
philanthropy when, as Bishop says, he read a “very dusty World Bank
report on investment in health in the developing world and realized
there were many diseases taking millions of lives that could be cured
and that he could help.
A former Super Bowl and All-Pro lineman in the National Football League, Bill
Curry is now the head football coach at Georgia State University and a
Distinguished Executive Fellow at the Robinson College. Coach Curry’s column is a
regular feature of State of
Business.
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