Conclusion

The Politically Competent Leader

When push comes to shove, leadership comes down to a simple issue: Are you able to take ideas and translate them into action? As was said in the beginning, good ideas are abundant. The problem is putting ideas in place. In the final analysis, as a leader you will be judged on whether you could put good ideas into action. After reading this volume, you know that putting good ideas in place involves political processes and political skills—to a large degree, leadership is an issue of your political competence. First, it involves your ability to map the terrain—anticipate the reaction of others, identify allies and resistors, analyze their goals, and understand their agendas. Second, once you identify allies and resistors, you get them on your....