..."Just as the diamond requires three properties for its formation--carbon, heat, and pressure--successful leaders require the interaction of three properties--character, knowledge, and application. Like carbon to the diamond, character is the basic quality of the leader....But as carbon alone does not create a diamond, neither can character alone create a leader. The diamond needs heat. Man needs knowledge, study, and preparation....The third property, pressure--acting in conjunction with carbon and heat--forms the diamond. Similarly, one's character, attended by knowledge, blooms through application to produce a leader"...
YUKARIDAKI PASAJI A.B.D. WESTPOINT HARP OKULUNDA OKUTULAN LIDERLIK KITABINDAN ALDIM. CSOKA ADLI YAZAR LIDERLIGI NE KADAR GUZEL OZETLEMIS: ELMASIN OLUŞUMU ICIN KARBON, SICAKLIK VE BASINÇ GEREKİYOR. LİDERLİĞİN OLUŞMASI İÇİNDE BENZER ŞEKİLDE; KARAKTER(KİŞİLİK DENSE DAHA DOĞRU OLURDU), BİLGİ VE UYGULAMA GEREKLİ.İYİ BİR KİŞİLİĞE SAHİP, BİLGİLİ BİR KİŞİNİN UYGULAMA YAPMADAN LİDER OLAMADIĞI GİBİ YETERLİ BASINÇ OLMADAN KARBON VE ISI ELMASIN OLUŞUMUNA YETERLİ OLMUYOR...