Courage Is A Must For Leaders In Times Of Change

For leaders, inspiration sometimes comes from unexpected places — for example, a John Wayne fridge magnet.

Edgar K. Wiggins, executive director of the Baltimore Crisis Response Inc. and a lifelong fan of “The Duke,” said he has just such a magnet, with the iconic actor in a familiar Old West setting. It also includes this inspirational slogan: “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.”

At the Managing Change As A Leader’s Challenge: Models For Facilitating Organizational Change session last month during The 2016 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat in Gettysburg, he told attendees that kind of courage . . .